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Get one of those $36.29 direct deposits from Facebook? Here’s what you
Did you recently get a direct deposit of $36.29 from Meta and are wondering if you can keep it?The company Facebook hired to manage the process, says, yes you can, but with conditions.The payments are the result of a class action…
Instead of sipping Champagne on New Year’s Eve, it may be time to invest in
There’s a solid market for collectable bubbly, say experts, even if prices for some bottles have declined in the past year.
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Vancouver’s Bench Accounting to be acquired by California-based HR tech
A California-based HR tech company says it will acquire a Vancouver-based bookkeeping service that abruptly halted operations last week.Bench Accounting announced its sudden closure on Friday, putting hundreds of staff out of work and…
The real estate holdings of 5 of the world’s richest men
These men have amassed an incredible array of real estate holdings, spending some of their enormous fortunes on swanky homes across the U.S.—and beyond.
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Air Canada was ordered to pay him $15K for his delayed flights. Now they’re
For the last two and a half years, Rejean Landry has been caught in a legal battle with Air Canada, seeking compensation after his family arrived at their final destination more than 24 hours late.In November, a judge in Ontario's small…
MicroStrategy snags another 2,138 bitcoins at less than $100,000 per coin
Cryptocurrency play discloses its latest shares sales with proceeds going to buy more bitcoin.
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Shopping on Sundays was illegal until this Calgary drug mart fought a $40
It was a seemingly minor moment that led to a foundational legal decision. It was a Sunday in 1982, and Big M Drug Mart in southeast Calgary was open for business. Housed in an old Safeway store, the 20,000-square-foot establishment was…
Jimmy Carter, former president and celebrated humanitarian, dies at 100
Jimmy Carter, whose one White House term was marked by surging inflation and who leaves a legacy of globally celebrated humanitarian work, died Sunday. He was 100, and was the country’s 39th president.
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Honda and Nissan announce plans to merge, creating world’s third-largest
Japanese automakers Honda and Nissan have announced plans to work toward a merger that would form the world's third-largest automaker by sales, as the industry undergoes dramatic changes in its transition away from fossil fuels.The two…
A retirement expert’s best advice? Don’t retire.
Economist Alicia Munnell spoke to MarketWatch about the retirement “crisis” and her biggest financial regrets.
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