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Providing timely analysis of sudden events impacting the market. We break down key developments to help investors understand their potential effects and make informed decisions.
Toronto Property Taxes Keep Climbing: Why the City Needs New Revenues—and Residents Need Relief | AiF News Bites
After a near-double-digit hike in 2024 and a proposed 6.9% for 2025, property tax now...
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Graduates Struggle After a Year Unemployed: Job Fairs Flooded Amid Retail Shutdowns | AiF News Bites
After nearly a year jobless, many local graduates queue for hours at Toronto job fairs....
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LinkedIn CEO Foresees Degree Devaluation: Future Belongs to Four Types of Workers | AiF News Bites
LinkedIn’s Ryan Roslansky warns that traditional degrees are losing currency. He predicts the future will...
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Desjardins Predicts TSX Will Continue to Outperform the S&P 500 Amid U.S. Volatility | AiF News Bites
Desjardins says Canadian equities are thriving despite U.S. policy uncertainty. The TSX’s exposure to natural...
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Centurion and Nicola Wealth Adjust Real Estate Funds Amid Rising Investor Redemptions | AiF News Bites
Amid surging redemption requests, Centurion limits withdrawals for its REIT while Nicola Wealth cuts distributions...
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Fitch Says Private Credit Growth May Amplify Financial Shocks | AiF News Bites
Fitch Ratings warns that private credit’s rapid expansion could amplify systemic shocks. With assets nearing...
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Canada Life’s Corrado Tiralongo: Global Uncertainty Keeps Recession Risks Elevated | AiF News Bites
Canada Life’s CIO warns that Canada’s economy faces rising recession risks. With inflation cooling and...
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13 Starbucks Stores Permanently Closed in Toronto — Full Address List & Impact | AiF News Bites
Starbucks’ North American reset shutters 13 Toronto locations with just two days’ notice to staff....
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Canada Faces Largest Retirement Wave: 2.7 Million Boomers to Exit Workforce — Can Economy Cope? | AiF News Bites
RBC warns Canada is entering a peak aging phase as 2.7 million baby boomers prepare...
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Cost-of-Living Surge Forces 75% of Canadians to Dine Out Less — Restaurants Feeling the Heat | AiF News Bites
As living costs rise, 75% of Canadians are cutting back on dining out, with 81%...
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Canada Slashes 2,000 Student Jobs as Youth Unemployment Hits 14.6% | AiF News Bites
Canada’s federal government has cut nearly 2,000 student positions between 2024 and 2025, with CRA...
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Signal vs Noise: Lessons from Jobs & Smart Investing in a Distracting World | AiF News Bites
Learn Jobs’ signal-to-noise mindset to cut distractions and boost output. In investing, sift through market...
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PwC to Cut 30% of Entry-Level Roles Amid AI Wave — Implications for Consulting Careers | AiF News Bites
PwC plans to reduce entry-level hiring by nearly one-third by 2028, citing AI, offshoring, and...
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Canadian AI Founder Faces U.S. Fraud Charges Over $120M Fundraising Scheme | AiF News Bites
U.S. prosecutors and the SEC allege Canadian AI founder Matthew Hudson falsified financials to secure...
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U.S. Economy Expands 3.8% in Q2, Driven by Consumer Spending | AiF News Bites
Revised data shows U.S. GDP grew 3.8% in Q2, beating forecasts, as consumer spending jumped...
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First-Time Buyers Delay Purchases Despite Improved Canadian Housing Market | AiF News Bites
A Royal LePage survey shows most Canadian first-time buyers are postponing purchases despite lower rates...
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Parliamentary Budget Officer Projects $68.5B Federal Deficit, Raising Fiscal Concerns | AiF News Bites
Canada’s parliamentary budget officer projects a $68.5B deficit in 2025, citing weaker growth, lower revenues,...
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KuCoin Hit with $19.6M Fine by FINTRAC Over Alleged AML Breaches | AiF News Bites
Statistics Canada says Canada’s population rose only 0.1% in Q2 2025 to 41.6M, the slowest...
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Canada’s Q2 Population Growth Slows to Record Low Outside Pandemic Years | AiF News Bites
Statistics Canada says Canada’s population rose only 0.1% in Q2 2025 to 41.6M, the slowest...
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Ex-RBC Worker Charged in Fraud Case After Allegedly Accessing Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Data | AiF News Bites
A former Royal Bank of Canada employee has been charged with fraud and identity theft...
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Sun Life Returns to Canada’s ETF Market With New Fixed-Income Offerings | AiF News Bites
After a seven-year break, Sun Life has launched three actively managed ETF series in Canada,...
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Experts Warn: BoC’s Rapid Rate Cuts Could Fuel a Real Estate Surge | AiF News Bites
Following the BoC’s 25 bps rate cut to 2.50%, BMO economists caution that cutting too...
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Canada’s Economy Posts 0.2% Growth in July, But August May Reveal Fragility | AiF News Bites
Statistics Canada reports a 0.2% GDP increase in July, ending a four-month decline. However, early...
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