Canadian Job Vacancies Are Soaring Due To Stimulus, But Wage Growth Isn’t: BMO
09/23/2021 9:28 AMCanadian employers are making jobs faster than people can fill them. In two separate reports, BMO economists took a dive into rising job vacancies and wages in Q2 2021. They found job vacancies hit a new record high last quarter. A lack of labor doesn’t appear to have...
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Schachter’s Eye On Energy – September 22
09/22/2021 12:59 PMEach week Josef Schachter will give you his insights into global events, price forecasts and the fundamentals of the energy sector. Josef offers a twice monthly Black Gold (SER) newsletter covering the general energy market and 30 energy, energy service and pipeline &...
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Federal Reserve Meeting Surprise: First Fed Rate Hike Could Come In 2022
09/22/2021 11:27 AMThe Federal Reserve on Wednesday held off on a final decision to start tapering asset purchases, but policymakers are evenly split over whether the cycle's first rate hike should come next year, not in 2023. The Dow Jones, up strongly before Wednesday's 2 p.m. policy...
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‘More spending, more deficits, more lacklustre GDP growth’: Reaction to election results
09/22/2021 11:01 AMIt’s a federal election that put Prime Minister Justin Trudeau right back where he started from: another minority government. With just one more seat for the Liberals after this election than the last one in 2019, a new cabinet is expected to be announced in the...
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Toast surges 63% in NYSE debut after IPO valued restaurant-tech company at $20 billion
09/22/2021 9:26 AMToast shares soared 63% in their New York Stock Exchange debut on Wednesday after the provider of technology to restaurants priced its IPO above its expected range. The company, whose products are used at more than 48,000 restaurant locations, raised about $870...
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10% of early-stage startups working on blockchain: GSER 2021
09/22/2021 9:22 AMWith venture capital funding seemingly prioritizing emerging technology, the blockchain industry experiences a significant influx of capital from corporate backers. According to the Global Startup Ecosystem Report 2021 published on Wednesday, blockchain-based...
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Will South America’s Latest Oil Boom Spark A Military Clash?
09/21/2021 12:45 PMSince the controversial 1899 decision which set the border between Venezuela and Guyana, Caracas has repeatedly contested the ruling, claiming the 61,000 square miles west of the Essequibo river belongs to the Bolivarian Republic. That controversy has heated up in...
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Why are investors turning to mortgage funds?
09/21/2021 12:27 PMReturns on GICs and “high-rate” savings accounts have been in general decline for decades. Investors in these low income-generating products now face an uphill battle as inflation accelerates, with countries printing money at an astounding rate. Real inflation numbers...
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Canada stocks, dollar climb after Trudeau wins third term
09/21/2021 12:04 PMCanadian stocks climbed along with the country’s currency after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau won a historic third term in a federal election that did little to reorder the political balance of the country. Canada’s benchmark S&P/TSX Composite Index was up 0.7 per...
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Investment Opportunities in CyberSecurity
09/20/2021 12:30 PMPlurilock Security CEO Ian Paterson joined Michael Campbell to explain how and why investors should consider participating in the booming sector of CyberSecurity. Also a must see for anyone considering adding FinTech or Crypto exposure to their...
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