The Peak Daily
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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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Nov 30, 2021 • 9min
Goodbye Jack 🐦 — Canada is teaming up with Mexico to fight unfair free trade rules. Jack Dorsey is stepping down as CEO of Twitter. And Nissan is getting serious about
Canada is teaming up with Mexico to challenge the U.S.' rules to determine where car parts are made. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is stepping down and appointing Parag Agarwal as his successor. And Nissan is launching a US-$18 billion electric vehicle initiative.
Nov 29, 2021 • 9min
Omicron 🧬 — A new COVID variant of concern just dropped. Canada Goose is still under fire in China. Buy Now, Pay Later is taking off.
The word of the day is: Omicron. That's the name assigned by the World Health Organization to a new COVID "variant of concern." Canada Goose, the Toronto based premium winter jacket brand, was the number one trending topic on Chinese social media this week with posts about the brand garnering more than 240 million views. Customers are getting more comfortable with new buy now, pay later (BNPL) solutions as vendors saw a huge spike in usage on Black Friday.Celebrating something? Let us know for a shoutout here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/GuHjLDoaThe Peak Daily is produced by 306 Media Productions. Hosted by Brett Chang and Jay Rosenthal.
Nov 26, 2021 • 8min
Yelling timber 🪵 — The US is hiking tariffs. CP and CN restart operations. There's a million job vacancies in Canada.
The US is doubling duty rates on Canadian softwood lumber producers. Canadian Pacific and Canadian National have restarted operations in BC, but delays to shipments could last for months. Canada's labour market has over 1 million job vacancies as businesses struggle to scale up after COVID.Celebrating something? Let us know for a shoutout here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/GuHjLDoaThe Peak Daily is produced by 306 Media Productions. Hosted by Brett Chang and Jay Rosenthal.
Nov 25, 2021 • 9min
On trial 👩⚖️ — Elizabeth Holmes testifies. The Bank of Canada has 'discovered' that investors are driving housing prices. And Mangrove Lithium is trying to make batteries cheaper to make.
Elizabeth Holmes testified yesterday during her trial. The Bank of Canada believes investors are adding to price gains in the housing market. Vancouver-based Mangrove Lithium raised $12.6 million from investors, including Bill Gates.Celebrating something? Let us know for a shoutout here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/GuHjLDoaThe Peak Daily is produced by 306 Media Productions. Hosted by Brett Chang and Jay Rosenthal.
Nov 24, 2021 • 9min
Pipeline problems 🛢 — TC Energy is suing the U.S. Government. NASA and SpaceX are moving an astroid. Rhino raised big.
TC Energy Corp, the developer of the Keystone Pipeline XL, not to be confused with Keystone Pipeline Medium wants $15 billion from the U.S. government. NASA and SpaceX will try to redirect an asteroid tomorrow. Vancouver-based Rhino Ventures announced a new $120 million fund to invest in Canadian companies.Celebrating something? Let us know for a shoutout here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/GuHjLDoaThe Peak Daily is produced by 306 Media Productions. Hosted by Brett Chang and Jay Rosenthal.
Nov 23, 2021 • 9min
Stoned 🪨 — Uber is getting into weed. Jerome Powell gets reappointed. And Rogers might sell the Blue Jays.
Uber Eats entered the cannabis market for the first time in its history in Ontario yesterday. The Biden administration nominated Fed chair Jerome Powell for a 2nd term. Rogers may sell part of its stake in the Toronto Blue Jays and the Rogers Centre.Celebrating something? Let us know for a shoutout here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/GuHjLDoaThe Peak Daily is produced by 306 Media Productions. Hosted by Brett Chang and Jay Rosenthal.
Nov 22, 2021 • 7min
Flying away 🛫— The BC floods are continuing to cause major problems. Air Canada is jumping off government subsidies. And athletes are concerned about Peng Shuai.
The aftermath of the worst flooding in decades in B.C. is causing major troubles across the province. Air Canada is spreading its wings to fly out of the government's nest once again, announcing Friday it won’t continue to draw on the fed’s airline bailout program. The Women's Tennis Association is threatening to pull out of China if missing tennis star Peng Shuai is not located.Celebrating something? Let us know for a shoutout here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/GuHjLDoaThe Peak Daily is produced by 306 Media Productions. Hosted by Brett Chang and Jay Rosenthal.
Nov 19, 2021 • 11min
Three amigos 👯♂️ — PM Trudeau meets with President Biden and Andrés Lopez Obrador. HiMama raises $70 million in Series B funding. A group of people are organizing to bid on the constitution.
Live from the Bet On Canada Summit. Yesterday PM Justin Trudeau met in person with President Joe Biden and Andrés Lopez Obrador for the first time since the pandemic. Toronto-based HiMama raised $70 million in a Series B round. A group of people have created a decentralized autonomous organization to bid on a rare copy of the U.S. constitution.Celebrating something? Let us know for a shoutout here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/GuHjLDoaThe Peak Daily is produced by 306 Media Productions. Hosted by Brett Chang and Jay Rosenthal.
Nov 18, 2021 • 8min
Never Natale ❌ — Rogers' Board fires CEO Joe Natale. Quebecor is expanding out of Quebec. And Apple's letting you fix your own iPhone.
Rogers' board removed their CEO Joe Natale in the midst of a regulatory review of their takeover of Shaw. Quebecor is moving ahead with its plans to launch a national wireless service which should give customers more options. Apple will begin allowing customers in the U.S. to repair their own devices.Celebrating something? Let us know for a shoutout here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/GuHjLDoaThe Peak Daily is produced by 306 Media Productions. Hosted by Brett Chang and Jay Rosenthal.
Nov 17, 2021 • 8min
Flooded 🌧 — Floods in BC are threatening delays at the Port of Vancouver. Clutch raised $100 million. Russian space junk is threatening the ISS.
Floods in BC may cause delays at the Port of Vancouver, Canada's largest port, which could spell big trouble for our supply chain. Ontario-based Clutch raised $100 million in new funding to grow their used car business. A Russian weapons test created 1,500 pieces of space junk that's now threatening astronauts in the International Space Station.Celebrating something? Let us know for a shoutout here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/GuHjLDoaThe Peak Daily is produced by 306 Media Productions. Hosted by Brett Chang and Jay Rosenthal.
