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Is it a risk-taker’s market? Investors are skeptical

There’s a laundry list of reasons to be cynical about the stock market this year: real estate, high-interest rates, government shutdown risks, and wars abroad.  Investor and personal …

Much to many analysts' surprise, Amazon’s third-quarter earnings and revenue exceeded analysts' estimates by $1.7 billion. Their advertising sector raked in $12.1 billion in the third quarter …
AppleInsider reports that pre-orders of the iPhone 15 are up by 10% worldwide, year after year, with the sale of the iPhone Pro Max this year doing “exceptionally well.” The new Pro …
Meme stocks become viral through online communities such as Reddit and X. Through these social platforms; investors discuss stock viability, gather enough individuals, and mass-buy a certain amount …

Why Is The US Dollar The World’s Go-To Currency’?

The US Dollar is called the world’s “reserve currency” by the Council of Foreign Relations and has since been the standard for international trade. Countries must possess dollars …

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Bitstamp achieves a perfect 100/100 security score in Kaiko’s Q3 2024 Exchange Rating, ranking as a top 2 exchange. See why Bitstamp is a trusted crypto platform.
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Bitstamp incoming and outgoing USD payments will be paused on Monday, September 2, 2024, due to a public holiday in the US.
A new Mercer report suggests 2025 will be the third consecutive year of unusually high health insurance cost increases.
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Gold has historically had an inverse relationship with interest rates — as rates fall and yield-producing assets lose some of their luster, the price of gold tends to rise.
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The settlement ends a years-long dispute over the student loan servicer's practices.
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Freddie Mac's current mortgage rate averaged 6.20% for the week ending September 12, more than one full percentage lower than this year's peak and its lowest level since February 2023.
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Second suspect in Rocky View County murder, attempted murder arrested: Alberta RCMP
Mounties in Alberta have arrested 28-year-old Elijah Strawberry, who had been on the run for 38 days, accused of second-degree murder in a Rocky View County shooting on Aug. 6.
Veteran Winnipeg officer charged with theft after evidence goes missing
A Winnipeg police officer is facing charges after some evidence went missing.
Man in serious condition after bear attack near Alberta-B.C. border
Alberta Fish and Wildlife said the attack happened northwest of Coleman, Alta., in the Alison Creek Road area, just after noon.
Victoria police chief wants more powers for hospital security
Victoria's police chief wants more powers for hospital security, to help cut wait times for mental health patients that can keep police officers off the streets for hours.
B.C. craft cannabis producers call for independent review of pot sector
The B.C. Craft Farmers' Co-op says its members are struggling to survive in the face of the taxes, fees and red tape imposed on the industry.
Alberta’s Spruce Grove Saints prepare for first full season in BCHL
The Spruce Grove Saints are expecting stiffer competition in their first full season in the BCHL. The team was exiled from the AJHL partway through last season.
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Canadian man found not guilty in ‘suspected femicide’ of B.C. woman in Mexico
Kiara Agnew, 23, became the victim of a suspected femicide while on what was supposed to be a dream vacation with her boyfriend in March 2023.
Calgary entrepreneurs invest in Chinatown revitalization
Friday, Sept. 13 is Chinatown's annual Lantern Festival, hosted by the Calgary Chinatown Business Improvement Area.
Lethbridge convention celebrates tattoo culture
The tattoo industry has grown over the last few years. A recent study by Narrative Research says one third of Canadians have tattoos, and most have no regrets about getting them.
Alberta premier considers north LRT route ahead of key vote on Calgary’s Green Line
City council struck down the idea of an LRT alignment in Deerfoot Valley and Nose Creek 10 years ago, after a 2012 study found several disadvantages.
International tourism on the rise in Calgary after a busy summer
Tourism Calgary says the city is seeing a rise in the number of international tourists, while the domestic market is lagging behind.
Ontario’s public broadcaster under fire for funding, then pulling Russian war doc
Ongoing controversy over the documentary "Russians at War" has brought scrutiny to Ontario’s public broadcaster, which has said it will not air the film it helped fund. 
‘Big pivot for B.C.’: Reaction to David Eby’s carbon tax announcement
B.C. Premier David Eby opened the door on Thursday to scrapping the province's consumer carbon tax. A UBC political scientist says the move risks being viewed as a flip-flop.
Canadian, 3 Americans among 37 sentenced to death in Congo on coup charges
The defendants, most of them Congolese but also including a Briton, Belgian and Canadian, have five days to appeal the verdict on charges that included attempted coup.
Pope slams Harris and Trump, tells U.S. Catholics to vote for ‘lesser evil’
'Both are against life, be it the one who kicks out migrants, or be it the one who kills babies,' Pope Francis told reporters.
China approves raising retirement age for 1st time since 1950s
The policy change will be carried out over 15 years, with the retirement age for men raised to 63 years, and for women to 55 or 58 years depending on their jobs.
Sex offender with 30-year history expected to live in Winnipeg: police
Winnipeg police say a convicted sex offender considered high-risk to reoffend will likely live in Winnipeg after his release Friday from Stony Mountain Institution.
B.C. makes changes after review into release of man accused in Chinatown stabbings
A report into a triple stabbing at a Vancouver festival says the man accused had been let out of a psychiatric care facility 99 times in the year prior without incident.
N.B. election 2024: Liberal and Green parties pitch themselves as strategic option
Both the Liberal and Green parties are pitching themselves to left-of-centre voters as the best chance to replace Tory premier Blaine Higgs.
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