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Deputy Personal Finance Editor, The Globe and Mail

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David Rosenberg says investment scam using his name bilked victims out of hundreds of thousands of dollars Rosenberg Research founder says he believes the fraud exceeds $1-million

One of Bay Street's most prominent figures, David Rosenberg, has found himself at the centre of an alleged online “pump and dump” scam that used his identity to defraud investors. From @theglobeandmail.com:
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18.06.2025 14:16 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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‘Boom boom’ fashion is having a moment as Canadians dress against economic uncertainty The loud looks inspired by 1980s excess are taking over runways around the world, and people who want to project success – whether they have it or not – are embracing the aesthetic

💥 Are you wearing anything "Boom Boom"?

Olivia Grandy reports on how loud luxury is back -- think 1980s power suits, vibrant hues, furs and leopard print -- despite Canadians' financial uncertainty amid the trade war and years of higher living costs. www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/pe...

30.05.2025 17:13 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The trade war is being volleyed onto Canada’s pickleball courts With most equipment coming from the U.S., many businesses are bracing for added tariff costs that they’ll need to pass on to consumers, industry experts say

Canada’s retaliatory tariffs have delivered a stinging backhand shot to businesses catering to one of North America’s fastest-growing and most accessible sports: Pickleball.
via @theglobeandmail.com www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/pe...

25.03.2025 14:41 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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RBC laid off about 30 executives, plans more restructuring, sources say - The Logic Country’s largest bank reorganizes in bid to strengthen global business after $13.5B HSBC Canada deal.

Exclusive: RBC laid off about 30 executives, and plans more job cuts in major restructuring, sources say. The bank will continue with a round of junior-level layoffs in early 2025.
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19.12.2024 20:27 — 👍 0    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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RBC laid off about 30 executives, plans more restructuring, sources say - The Logic Country’s largest bank reorganizes in bid to strengthen global business after $13.5B HSBC Canada deal.

Scoop by @aimlo.bsky.social: RBC has been undergoing a major restructuring after its HSBC Canada acquisition. More layoffs to come in early 2025 thelogic.co/news/exclusi...

19.12.2024 20:49 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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GST break, postal strike making December a cruel month for small business - The Logic Retailers' most wonderful time of the year is shaping up to be costly and stressful.

A GST freeze + the Canada Post strike. This year, December may be the cruelest month for Canadian small businesses.

Laura Osman reports for @thelogic.co: thelogic.co/news/gst-bre...

05.12.2024 21:35 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
Meet with The Logic’s editorial board - The Logic What is the editorial board?   The Logic’s editorial board is an ad hoc group of the newsroom’s editors and reporters who come together to meet leaders in the worlds of business, technology, economics...

Interested in meeting with @thelogic.co’s editorial board? Get in touch and read more, here:

25.11.2024 18:07 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Ontario finance minister rejects idea to mandate Canadian pensions to invest at home - The Logic ‘It's important that we set the conditions to make it more attractive to invest in Canada.’

3. Whether Canadian pensions should be mandated to invest at home (@catherinemcintyre.bsky.social)

25.11.2024 18:07 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Provinces, feds banding together as Trump tariffs loom: Ontario finance minister - The Logic 'We have some real cards to play,' says Peter Bethlenfalvy.

2. How Canada’s provinces and the feds are coordinating to prepare for Trump’s new presidency and potential universal tariffs (by @davidreevely.bsky.social)

25.11.2024 18:07 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Carmichael: With $200 ‘tax rebate,’ Ontario presses its fiscal advantage - The Logic Handing out $3B in windfall payments might be bad economic policy, but how do you measure the value of political stability?

1. His fiscal plan for Ontario (by @kevincarmichael.bsky.social)

25.11.2024 18:07 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

The Logic held its ✨first✨ editorial board with Ontario Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy last week. In a wide-ranging conversation, the minister spoke about:

25.11.2024 18:07 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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A Canadian shawarma chain goes global with a big Bitcoin bet - The Logic Tahini’s put its entire cash reserves in crypto, inspired—and now endorsed—by MicroStrategy’s Michael Saylor.

A small Canadian shawarma chain attracted praise from crypto fans, influencers, and billionaire Michael Saylor after going all-in on Bitcoin. Now it's mapping out a global expansion.
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22.11.2024 15:24 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

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