04/09/2020 4:28 PM
Wimbledon Paid $2 million US per year in pandemic insurance for the last 17 years. The policy paid out $141 million US this year due to the COVID-19 cancellation. Source: Boston Globe
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Canada’s Economy is Beginning to Collapse
04/09/2020 10:17 AMCanada’s economy is bracing for its steepest decline on record in the coming months, with unemployment set to rise to its highest in nearly a quarter of a century. Almost 1 million Canadians applied for jobless claims last week, representing almost 5% of the labor...
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Cuomo Says We’re Only Seeing ‘The First Wave’ Of COVID-19 As Europe Sees Jump In Deaths
04/09/2020 10:12 AMRounding out what has been a mostly disappointing day for Europe and its new numbers of cases and deaths, France and the UK also reported accelerations in the pace of new cases and deaths. France reported 1,341 new deaths over the last day, including deaths not only...
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A Few Uncomfortable Oil Related Questions
04/09/2020 6:45 AMNot surprisingly people are worried about getting through COVID-19 financially but there are a few oil related questions that would be fun to have...
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Here is how the CBC treats every economics story:
04/08/2020 6:36 PM1) 30 seconds of "it's complicated/math is hard" 2) 15 minutes of partisans shouting at each other 3) 15 minutes of pundits discussing electoral strategy Noted Laval University Economist, Stephen Gordon
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Surviving and Thriving through COVID-19
04/08/2020 4:12 PMAndrew talks about connection, transcendence, protection and harmony, and what we can learn about ourselves. What a difference a pandemic makes, not only in investment markets, but more importantly in our daily lives and society at large. Today I’ll focus on the...
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SNC Lavalin Retired CEO, Neil Bruce Received
04/08/2020 9:45 AMSALARY $1.3 MILLION (RETIRED JUNE) $4.1 MILLION IN STOCK OPTIONS PERFORMANCE BONUS $670,000 MOVING EXPENSE $488,231 Source: Globalnews.ca
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Renewables Boomed In 2019, But This Year May Be Different
04/08/2020 9:24 AMRenewable energy projects constituted three-quarters of all new power generation capacity projects in the world last year, the International Renewable Energy Agency said in a new report. In even better news, IRENA said that renewable capacity additions rose by 7.6...
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One Theme Is Popping Up Among These Chinese Companies: Fraud
04/08/2020 9:09 AMThree months after Muddy Waters Research sounded the alarm on Luckin Coffee Inc - ADR NASDAQLK, the firm is now accusing popular Chinese online video platform IQIYI Inc of overstating 2019 revenue numbers. If the allegations prove true, it would be the third...
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Eitel Insights Analysis Proven Correct Again in Vancouver’s Condo Market
04/08/2020 8:53 AMThe average condo price in Greater Vancouver shot up 5% month over month, bringing an end to the divergent trend. Also sending prices to the highest price point since October 2018. March realized a sales price of $699,015 just below the upper echelon of the current...
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