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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Aug 27, 2021 • 6min
Getting #paid 💸 — #Paid gets #paid.TSMC is hiking chip prices. And Air Canada is mandating vaccines.
Toronto-based #paid raised $18.9 million. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co says the cost of chip prices will go up. And Air Canada is mandating vaccines for employees.
The Peak Daily is produced by 306 Media Productions. Hosted by Brett Chang and Jay Rosenthal.
Aug 26, 2021 • 6min
Hot housing 🏠 — OnlyFans makes a u-turn. Politicians are talking housing. And SemiosBio is making a big bet.
OnlyFans announces that it will continue to allow sexually explicit content on their platform. Federal political leaders are announcing their housing plans. And SemiosBio is building an agtech empire...
The Peak Daily is produced by 306 Media Productions. Hosted by Brett Chang and Jay Rosenthal.
Aug 25, 2021 • 6min
Unicorn Alert🦄 — Blockstream gains unicorn status. Maersk goes green. And TikTok's cozying up to Shopify.
BC's Blockstream raises $200 million and reaches unicorn status. The world's largest shipping company is expanding its fleet with cleaner ships. And TikTok is getting big into social commerce with who else... Shopify, of course.
The Peak Daily is produced by 306 Media Productions. Hosted by Brett Chang and Jay Rosenthal.
Aug 24, 2021 • 6min
Fee Free Pfizer 💊—National Bank is going fee free. Pfizer's buying an Ontario biotech shop.And Virgin is going to Orbit (via SPAC).
National Bank announced that they'll be the second investing platform to offer a zero commission on trades service. Pfizer is buying Ontario's Trillium Biosciences in a blockbuster $2 billion deal. And Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit wants to go public via SPAC.
The Peak Daily is produced by 306 Media Productions. Hosted by Brett Chang and Jay Rosenthal.
Aug 23, 2021 • 6min
Get that shot 💉— Banks requiring employees to get vaccinated. Are you ready for a Toys ‘R Us comeback? And OnlyFans is cleaning up its act.
TD, CIBC, and RBC all announced that they’ll require employees to get vaccinated if they want to work in an office or branch. Putnam Partners is buying the Canadian rights to Toys ‘R Us in an attempt to turn around the struggling toy brand. And OnlyFans is removing all sexually explicit content to appease the credit card kings.
The Peak Daily is produced by 306 Media Productions. Hosted by Brett Chang and Jay Rosenthal.
Aug 20, 2021 • 6min
The Best is Yet to Come 🚀 — The Peak Daily's first episode. Zuck's Metaverse. Wealthsimple's Twitter tipping. Amazon's big box stores.
Put this in the podcasting history books: it's The Peak Daily's first episode. Facebook unveiled their new virtual workspaces and, spoiler, it's heavy on cartoons. Wealthsimple's teaming up with Twitter to let you tip your favourite Tweeters. And Amazon's Target is on Target?
Aug 17, 2021 • 3min
Introducing Our New Show: The Peak Daily 📈
The Peak’s launching our daily business news podcast, creatively titled, The Peak Daily.
Everyday, Jay Rosenthal and Peak co-founder Brett Chang will give you a run-down of the three biggest business stories you need in less than 10 minutes.
Listen while you have your first coffee, take a morning jog, or on your (future?) morning commute.
Drops everyday at 6am. Produced by 306 Media Productions.
