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Why your booze-free drink costs just as much as the alcoholic kind
LISTEN | Why going booze-free may save you a hangover, but not much money:Cost of Living6:06Why do non-alcoholic drinks cost nearly as much as the real thing?On a Friday night in Ottawa’s Hintonburg neighbourhood, Sophia Marco scans the…
As stocks wobbled, the S&P 500 held a critical threshold. Here’s what
The benchmark index has been above its 50-day moving average for 133 sessions, the longest streak since 2007. But that nearly came to an end on Friday.
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Starbucks apologizes for its bear cup drama. What’s behind the ‘Bearista’
Some phenomena in the history of humankind simply defy logic.The Dancing Plague of 1518, for instance. The Bermuda Triangle. Images of Jesus on toast. Perhaps it's not our job to fully understand these mysteries, but simply to marvel at…
I invested $200K in my daughter’s 529 plan. She doesn’t want to go to
“Are there any other ways I can consider transferring the wealth to her?”
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Musk could become world’s 1st trillionaire as Tesla shareholders approve
Listen to this articleEstimated 5 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence.The world's richest man was just handed a chance to become history's first…
OpenAI walks back comments about government support for its AI spending
OpenAI’s CFO mentioned a potential government “backstop” for AI financing on Wednesday, but later said her choice of words “muddied the point.”
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The hidden humans powering the AI economy
Since January, Tina Lynn Wilson of Hamilton, Ont., has been freelancing for a company called DataAnnotation.The 45-year-old says she loves the work, which involves checking responses from an AI model for grammar, accuracy and creativity.…
One bank crunched 200 years of data to show why it pays to stick with
With all the risks facing investors these days — from high valuations in the stock market to worries about an AI bubble and beyond — some might be tempted to stick their cash under the mattress.
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Federal budget charts difficult path out of current crisis — with small
The 2025 federal budget plots a path for the Canadian economy to emerge from the current crisis. But it also highlights just how deep a hole the economy is in right now and how small the margin for error is as Canada navigates the perils…
Worried about a drop in tech stocks? How to play defense with your
As the AI trade encounters a speed bump, experts advise investors not to panic and to instead focus on fundamentals.
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