Business & Finance Robinhood restricts crypto trading 'due to extraordinary market conditions' Crypto trading has been restricted on the Robinhood investment app as of Friday morning as the price of Bitcoin and another meme-inspired tokens rose drastically.
Business & Finance Google deletes 100,000 negative reviews of Robinhood Google has helped Robinhood by deleting 100,000 bad reviews. This comes after people organized campaigns social media to "review-bomb" the app down to a very low rating.
Business & Finance BREAKING: Robinhood CEO defends pausing trade on GameStop and other stocks Vlad Tenev said that people are unable to buy the restricted stocks, but that they were able to sell it. “We understand out customers are upset, we’re doing what we can to reenable buying.”
Business & Finance The GameStop/Reddit stock market saga exposes massive Wall Street double standard The investors on r/WallStreetBets saw an opportunity to reach out to grab hold of the money as it swirled around them, and they took it, just as the Wall Street firms do all the time.
Canadian News One in three Canadians say they won't recover from financial crisis The financial impact of the lockdown measures has hit Canadians especially hard, with one in three saying they don't think they will recover from the crisis.
Business & Finance 60 percent of businesses closed due to pandemic will never reopen The study differentiates between businesses that have closed temporarily and those which are permanently shuttered, and that's where the data shows a cause for alarm.
Business & Finance Trudeau government imported $19 BILLION in foreign oil last year Canada imported over 8.7 billion barrels of crude oil from other countries between 1988 and 2019, an average of nearly 749,000 barrels per day over the period.
Business & Finance New York's Century 21 files for bankruptcy Century 21 has just filed for bankcuptcy, citing an ongoing battle with their insurance company and loss of revenue from the pandemic.
Business & Finance Lululemon wants customers to pay $138 for leggings and 'resist capitalism' Lululemon has jumped aboard the woke bandwagon with their new campaign to "decolonize gender" and "resist capitalism." Lululemon also sells yoga pants for over $100 a pair.
Lifestyle Study shows 1 in 3 Canadian women are considering quitting their jobs A new survey has revealed that Canadian women are far more likely than their male counterparts to consider quitting their jobs.
Business & Finance 60 percent of Canadian restaurants at risk of permanent closure due to COVID restrictions According to a Canadian Survey on Business Conditions (CSBC) release, more than 60 per cent of Canada's restaurants risk having to close their doors for good by November.
Business & Finance COVID-19 alarmist stood to profit from lockdown with his online learning company Tomas Pueyo predicted that 10 million Americans could have died if political and community leaders did not drive people indoors. Pueyo is the VP for an online learning company.
Business & Finance Insurance payouts not enough to cover riot damage Most insurance policy reimbursements hover between $25,000 and $50,000, but contractors have consistently been sending in bids that range from $200,000 to $300,000.
Business & Finance Downtown Seattle loses its only grocery store as businesses flee the city amid COVID and riots At least 130 Seattle businesses have permanently closed and about 47,000 jobs were lost in the downtown area in the first half of the year.
Opinion The rich pay more than their fair share in Canada—stop importing American narratives Tax rates at 50 percent or above are driving people out of the country, encouraging people to keep their profits in their corporations in order to ensure they don’t realize personal income.
Canadian News 'All means necessary': Big employer groups fight longshoremen’s strike for better working conditions The involved employer associations have long been in touch with the federal government. Their demands have included corporate tax cuts, spending cuts, deregulation, and recently, calls to reopen schools.
Canadian News Ford government puts funding into crucial infrastructure The Ford government is providing $30 million to municipalities through Connecting Links from 2021-2022 to build, repair, and replace local roads and bridges.
Canadian News McDonald's Canada to source only Canadian beef starting in September McDonald's Canada announced that they will be shifting back to solely sourcing Canadian beef for their burgers come September.
Canadian News Alberta signs agreement with Ottawa cutting major environmental monitoring of oilsands An agreement has just been reached between Alberta and the federal government that will result in a major decrease in environmental monitoring of the oilsands.
Business & Finance Trudeau government's commitment to the Paris accords will cost Canadian jobs Keeping the Paris commitment will not be cost-free and existing policies lack sufficient means to the promised Paris end.
Opinion Busting the myth of opposition to gas and oil by First Nations Contrary to the anti-oil and gas narrative, for British Columbia and Alberta First Nations with a public position on oil and natural gas development, most favour it.
International News Trump administration to bar US-contracted companies from using Huawei products The Trump administration is working this week to finalize regulations to bar the US government from buying goods and services from Huawei and other Chinese companies.
Canadian News BC Senator says pandemic is a good time to test out basic income for all Canadians Yuen Pau Woo, a B.C. senator says that the COVID-19 pandemic is just as good of time as any to test out the program of universal basic income in Canada.
Canadian News Quebec orders all bars to close at midnight, makes masks mandatory All bars will be ordered to close down after midnight in Quebec as part of an effort to reduce the spread of a second wave of COVID-19.
Canadian News Chair of finance committee goes after payday loans, calling them 'ungodly' The Liberal chair of the Commons finance committee is trying to change the regulations surrounding payday loans, which he referred to as 'ungodly.'
