

The Peak Daily
The Peak / Curiouscast
Fast Canadian business news. Get up-to-speed quick with a fun and smart breakdown of the three biggest Canadian and global business stories in less than 10 minutes.
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Jul 12, 2023 • 10min
Hiking season 🥾 — To hike or not to hike? The atmosphere is getting too crowded. New epoch just dropped.
Another rate decision brings T-Mack back into the hot seat.What do Earth’s lower atmosphere and Canada’s major highways have in common?Humanity could soon enter a new geological epoch, and it all starts in Canada.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

Jul 11, 2023 • 9min
Fire money 🔥 — Postmedia and Nordstar call things off. The US shatters Ukraine’s NATO dreams. The economic cost of wildfires piles up
Like an uncertain bride and groom, Canada’s two biggest newspaper publishers got cold feet and have off called their wedding.The economic costs of Canada’s wildfires are starting to pile up.Today marks the start of a two-day NATO summit where leaders will discuss the day’s most pressing issue: ~~Barbie vs. Oppenheimer … I mean~~ … Ukraine’s odds of joining the alliance.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

Jul 10, 2023 • 8min
Cannonball 🏊♀️ — Mercedes joins Tesla charging network. Vision Pro arriving next year—if you don’t mind Apple scanning your face. Canada’s lifeguard industry needs saving.
Tesla’s grip on EV charging is tightening, with Mercedes-Benz reaching a deal to access Tesla’s Supercharger network and adapt its vehicles to its charging standard.Apple’s mixed-reality Vision Pro headset is coming next year, but getting your hands on one will be a bit more complicated than picking up a new iPhone.Somebody should reboot Baywatch, because we need something, anything to motivate people to become lifeguards.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

Jul 7, 2023 • 10min
Emoji law 👍 — Stellantis stalemate comes to a close. Threads takes off. Emoji law.
Getting ahead in the green transition doesn’t come cheap… just ask the government.Meta’s new Twitter competitor, Threads, debuted yesterday and… it’s a hitA Saskatchewan court ruled that a [thumbs-up emoji](https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/thumbs-up-emoji-can-represent-contract-acceptance-sask-court-finds-1.1941866#:~:text=court finds,-Ben Cousins%2C BNN&text=A “thumbs up” emoji can,of King's Bench for Saskatchewan.) (👍) can be a valid confirmation of a contractual agreement after finding a farmer liable for breach of contract.Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

Jul 6, 2023 • 9min
Twister 🌪️ — Meta launches a Twitter rival. Tornadoes put Canada in the spin cycle. CEOs are putting in the work.
Mark Zuckerburg is ready to rumble… and no, we’re not talking about the cage flight that may or may not happen against Elon Musk.After only the US, Canada sees more tornadoes than [anywhere else on Earth](https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/mrgnc-mngmnt/ntrl-hzrds/trnd-en.aspx#:~:text=Canada probably gets more tornadoes,at any time of year.)… and they might be getting stronger.More and more CEOs are taking notes from the show Undercover Boss as they shed their suits and experience, first-hand, what it’s like working for the companies they manageCelebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

Jul 5, 2023 • 9min
Twister 🌪️ — Meta launches a Twitter rival. Tornadoes put Canada in the spin cycle. CEOs are putting in the work.
Mark Zuckerburg is ready to rumble… and no, we’re not talking about the cage flight that may or may not happen against Elon Musk.After only the US, Canada sees more tornadoes than [anywhere else on Earth](https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/mrgnc-mngmnt/ntrl-hzrds/trnd-en.aspx#:~:text=Canada probably gets more tornadoes,at any time of year.)… and they might be getting stronger.More and more CEOs are taking notes from the show Undercover Boss as they shed their suits and experience, first-hand, what it’s like working for the companies they manageCelebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

Jul 4, 2023 • 8min
Port strike ⛴️ — BC port strike enters fourth day. Wanted: Construction workers. The low-down on Canada’s new clean fuel rules.
A union representing BC port workers has extended their long weekend until further notice.Hey, want to build houses? Asking for our friends in the construction industry.While you were busy firing up the grill on Saturday, new clean fuel rules quietly came into effect.We're looking to learn more about YOU! Please click the link below to take part in a short survey and get entered into a draw to win a $50 Visa Gift Card: https://tinyurl.com/TPDTSCelebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

Jun 30, 2023 • 8min
No more news 📰 — Google bans the news. Cyberattacks come with a high price. It’s all about AI at Collision.
Canada is learning the hard way that when a tech giant makes a threat, you best believe ‘em.A cyberattack on Suncor has left the company and its customers looking for answers.The biggest artificial intelligen…sorry, technology event in Canada has drawn to a close.We're looking to learn more about YOU! Please click the link below to take part in a short survey and get entered into a draw to win a $50 Visa Gift Card: https://tinyurl.com/TPDTSCelebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

Jun 29, 2023 • 9min
Crypto comeback 🪙 — FTX is plotting a comeback. Job ads show a wage growth slowdown. Meta rolls out new social media safeguards
In what would be the most shocking comeback since Michael Jordan returned to the NBA (pick either time that it happened), bankrupt crypto exchange FTX wants a fresh start.Wage growth in Canada has been flying high this year, to the point where it has actually outpaced inflation. But new data from Indeed suggests it could be coming down to Earth.Can you name anything scarier to Meta than the EU right now? We’ll wait.We're looking to learn more about YOU! Please click the link below to take part in a short survey and get entered into a draw to win a $50 Visa Gift Card: https://tinyurl.com/TPDTSCelebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO

Jun 28, 2023 • 8min
Collision conference 👩💻 — Inflation slows, but still has a way to go. Collision conference arrives in Canada. Canada’s grocery sector needs more competition.
A new round of inflation data shows that rate hikes are slowing down the economy, but it’s too soon to start celebrating just yet.Canada’s marquee tech conference is descending on downtown Toronto this week, and we were there live to cover it.The most-anticipated release of the summer just dropped: The Competition Bureau’s report on Canadian grocers.We're looking to learn more about YOU! Please click the link below to take part in a short survey and get entered into a draw to win a $50 Visa Gift Card: https://tinyurl.com/TPDTSCelebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO


