The Peak Daily

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Fintech is flying ๐Ÿ’ธ โ€” Flinks gets bought by Nat...
<p>National Bank is buying Montreal-based fintech startup Flinks. A Chinese court bans to controversial 996 overtime policy. And Amazon-backed Tesla rival Rivian is looking to go public.</p><p>The Peak Daily is produced by <a href="https://www.306mediaproductions.ca/">306 Media Productions</a>. Hosted by <a href="http://twitter.com/bchang">Brett Chang</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/jaymrosenthal?s=21">Jay Rosenthal</a>.</p>
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Getting #paid ๐Ÿ’ธ โ€” #Paid gets #paid.TSMC is hiki...
<p>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.</p> <p>The Peak Daily is produced by <a href="https://www.306mediaproductions.ca/">306 Media Productions</a>. Hosted by <a href="http://twitter.com/bchang">Brett Chang</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/jaymrosenthal?s=21">Jay Rosenthal</a>.</p>
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Hot housing ๐Ÿ  โ€” OnlyFans makes a u-turn. Politi...
<p>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...</p> <p>The Peak Daily is produced by <a href="https://www.306mediaproductions.ca/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">306 Media Productions</a>. Hosted by <a href="http://twitter.com/bchang" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Brett Chang</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/jaymrosenthal?s=21" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jay Rosenthal</a>.</p>
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Unicorn Alert๐Ÿฆ„ โ€” Blockstream gains unicorn stat...
<p>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.</p> <p>The Peak Daily is produced by <a href="https://www.306mediaproductions.ca/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">306 Media Productions</a>. Hosted by <a href="http://twitter.com/bchang" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Brett Chang</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/jaymrosenthal?s=21" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jay Rosenthal</a>.</p>
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Fee Free Pfizer ๐Ÿ’Šโ€”National Bank is going fee fr...
<p>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.</p> <p>The Peak Daily is produced by <a href="https://www.306mediaproductions.ca/">306 Media Productions</a>. Hosted by <a href="http://twitter.com/bchang">Brett Chang</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/jaymrosenthal?s=21">Jay Rosenthal</a>.</p>
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Get that shot ๐Ÿ’‰โ€” Banks requiring employees to g...
<p>TD, CIBC, and RBC all announced that theyโ€™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 โ€˜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.</p> <p>The Peak Daily is produced by <a href="https://www.306mediaproductions.ca/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">306 Media Productions</a>. Hosted by <a href="http://twitter.com/bchang" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Brett Chang</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/jaymrosenthal?s=21" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jay Rosenthal</a>.</p>
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The Best is Yet to Come ๐Ÿš€ โ€”ย The Peak Daily's fi...
<p>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?</p>
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Introducing Our New Show: The Peak Daily ๐Ÿ“ˆ
<p>The Peakโ€™s launching our daily business news podcast, creatively titled, The Peak Daily.</p> <p>Everyday, <a href="https://twitter.com/jaymrosenthal">Jay Rosenthal</a> and Peak co-founder <a href="https://twitter.com/bchang">Brett Chang</a> will give you a run-down of the three biggest business stories you need in less than 10 minutes.</p> <p>Listen while you have your first coffee, take a morning jog, or on your (future?) morning commute.</p> <p>Drops everyday at 6am. Produced by <a href="https://www.306mediaproductions.ca/">306 Media Productions</a>.</p>
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