B.C. home price $685,000 higher than any other western province
02/23/2022 1:27 PMThe average home price in British Columbia has increased 23.5% in the past year to top $1 million for the first time, according to the BC Real Estate Association (BCREA), despite total sales in January falling nearly 15% from a year earlier. To put this in...
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The case for bitcoin as ‘digital gold’ is falling apart
02/23/2022 12:09 PMA key investment case for bitcoin is deteriorating as geopolitical uncertainty and rising inflation hammer cryptocurrency prices. The price of bitcoin fell to a two-week low Tuesday after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered troops into Donetsk and Luhansk, two...
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Russia Vows A “Strong Response” To The First Tranche Of U.S. Sanctions
02/23/2022 11:51 AMThis week, the West has pushed out a coordinated effort to punish Russia following its move into separatist territories in Ukraine. Moscow is now vowing a “strong” and “well-calibrated” response to the West’s actions. Ukraine took a series of steps on February 23 to...
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Quote of the Day
02/23/2022 11:18 AM'In December 2020 Mr. Trudeau chided India for its police response to farmers’ blockades of Delhi. “Let me remind you,” he said, “Canada will always be there to defend the right of peaceful protest.” Mr. Trudeau prattles on about rights half a world away but won’t...
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Quote of the Day
02/23/2022 11:12 AM“First the Canadian government threw science and the basic principles of public health out the window. Now they are throwing democracy and the basic principles of human rights out the window.” Martin Kulldorff, Epidemiologist. Biostatistician. Professor of medicine,...
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Crypto journalist says she uncovered the identity of the 2016 DAO hacker who stole $11 billion in ether
02/22/2022 1:01 PMA new book may have revealed the identity of the mastermind behind the infamous 2016 hack of a crypto collective called TheDAO. In her book, "The Cryptopians: Idealism, Greed, Lies, and the Making of the First Big Cryptocurrency Craze," journalist Laura Shin believes...
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Russia’s Recognition Of Ukrainian Republics Reverberates Around The Region
02/22/2022 11:58 AMOn Monday night, Russia formally recognized the independence of Donetsk and Luhansk, a move that sparked stark reactions around the region. The Caucasus has a large concentration of post-Soviet breakaway states and Russia has already recognized some of them such as...
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Trading Desk Notes For February 19, 2022
02/22/2022 2:05 AMInterest rates have steadied after surging higher since November The Dec 2022 Eurodollar futures contract closed red for 11 consecutive weeks but finally closed green this week as the relentless surge in short-term interest rates took a breather. (Eurodollar futures...
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Market Trends with Martin Straith
02/20/2022 3:27 PMMartin Straith on the need to protect your investments...now.
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Quote of the Week, Shocking Stat & Goofy Award
02/20/2022 10:46 AMQuote of the Week Question: when will the media and the rest of us recognize that the old left/right paradigm doesn't fit. Shocking Stat of the Week Remember all those declarations about the end of oil demand - this week's shocking stat is a reminder of how utterly...
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