Rare Mew Pokémon Oreos Are Selling For Thousands
09/29/2021 10:32 AMThe best quick-buck scheme of the year isn’t GameStop stock, cryptocurrency, or reselling next-gen consoles. It’s...Pokémon Oreos? Oreos emblazoned with designs of Mew, the psychic-type feline Pokémon, are currently selling for hundreds if not thousands of dollars on...
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Canadian food inflation nearly double what official data suggests: Study
09/29/2021 10:09 AMClimate change and the COVID-19 pandemic are causing food prices in Canada to rise, but a new study suggests the official data is underestimating the increase. According to Statistics Canada, food prices are up 2.7 per cent over the past 12 months. But, new research...
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Enbridge’s long-delayed Line 3 oil pipeline project to start up Oct. 1
09/29/2021 10:00 AMEnbridge Inc said on Wednesday its Line 3 pipeline replacement project will begin operating on Oct. 1, the first successful major expansion of Canadian crude export capacity in six years, clearing hurdles that other projects were unable to overcome. Its completion is...
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Military leaders saw pandemic as unique opportunity to test propaganda techniques on Canadians, Forces report says
09/28/2021 5:17 PMCanadian military leaders saw the pandemic as a unique opportunity to test out propaganda techniques on an unsuspecting public, a newly released Canadian Forces report concludes. The federal government never asked for the so-called information operations campaign, nor...
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Natural Gas Prices Sent Skyrocketing Amid Concerns Over Tight Supplies
09/28/2021 11:16 AMThe price of natural gas has soared to a 13-year high, as fears over scarcity ahead of the winter months intensifies. October futures for natural gas jumped by more than 10% on Monday to close at US$5.86 per million Btu, marking the sharpest increase since February....
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Financial stress is taking a physical toll on young Canadians, survey finds
09/28/2021 10:44 AMFor the past several years, the strain of financial stress has left Safiya Mayers with depression, anxiety, fatigue, aching muscles, weight fluctuations and chest pains. The 25-year-old facilities coordinator in Toronto said she experienced considerable stress paying...
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Housing-market risk jumps to high in Canada government rating
09/28/2021 10:36 AMCanada’s housing agency said the country is now at high risk of a sharp correction in home valuations as the continued appreciation in prices becomes unmoored from economic fundamentals. The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. raised its market risk assessment to high...
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Trading Desk Notes For September 25th, 2021
09/27/2021 2:24 PMEvergrande Monday The Dow Jones futures contract dropped >1,300 points from last Friday’s highs to Monday’s lows and then rallied back > 1,300 points to Thursday’s highs – a ~2,600 point round trip in five trading sessions. Here’s my take: The leading stock indices...
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Ethereum developer pleads guilty for conspiracy to violate sanctions laws
09/27/2021 11:54 AMEthereum developer Virgil Griffith has pleaded guilty to a federal charge that he conspired with North Korea to violate United States sanctions law. On Monday, Griffith pleaded guilty in New York to conspiring to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers...
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Big Fat Idea – Shifting Away from Bonds
09/27/2021 10:54 AMMany investors are fearing a crash. Stocks are at record highs. Inflation is on the rise. More COVID waves and variants. Supply chain issues. An increasingly chaotic political environment under the Biden & Trudeau administrations. Etc. Etc. Etc. But the real risk is...
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