A roundup of the best Black Friday deals

Here at The Peak Money, we've been in saving mode (‘cause recession)—but if you're going to spend your hard-earned cash, there's no better time than Black Friday/Cyber Monday—especially since we've scoured the web for the best discounts and sales, so you don't have to.
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Here come the car subscriptions

Have you ever heard the old phrase, “the finer things in life are free”? Well, automakers have a rebuttal, “Okay… but what if they actually cost a little extra?”
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The mortgage market is feeling the heat

The pain of rising interest rates is starting to spread across the housing market, and more people may soon find themselves facing larger monthly mortgage payments.
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The World Cup of Controversy

Just a few days into the 2022 World Cup, feats of athleticism from the world’s best soccer players have been largely overshadowed by controversies and bold acts of defiance.  
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Wage growth vs. High inflation

Canada’s biggest private unions are looking for some of the largest pay gains seen in a generation to make up for the damage inflation has inflicted on consumer purchasing power.
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A failing fight against homelessness

In 2017, the government launched its National Housing Strategy to create more affordable housing, which includes a sub-plan aimed at cutting chronic homelessness in half by 2028.

Five years in, are the feds any closer to this goal? The short answer: No one knows. 
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Meta's potential sweeping moderation changes

Meta’s Oversight Board, an independent body that judges high-stakes content moderation cases, just made a decision that could change how Meta moderates across its platforms.  
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Are trading apps changing your behaviour?

Struggling to get your DIY investment portfolio in the green? It might not be about your stock picks but rather some behaviour-modifying techniques trading apps are implementing to “gamify” investing, even at the expense of your returns.
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The market for obesity drug booms

When the public asks for weight loss drugs, “say less” is Big Pharma’s response. 
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Can sick day rules heal?

Next month, a law that guarantees ten paid sick days a year for employees in federally-regulated industries like banking, telecoms, and air transport takes effect.  

…but don’t expect sick day legislation to happen on the provincial level any time soon.
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Farewell to the leap second

It’s not every day that decisions are made that affect the passage of time itself, but here we are. 
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Rich countries agree to fund disaster recovery at climate conference

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Ticketmaster makes some powerful enemies

A disastrous presale of tickets for Taylor Swift’s upcoming tour has landed Ticketmaster (and its parent company Live Nation) in hot water with an army of Swifties—and (only a slightly more powerful force) the US Justice Department. 

Catch up: Ticketmaster’s systems couldn’t handle the traffic they received when presale tickets for Swift’s upcoming shows went on sale last week, causing the website and app to crash for many users.
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Why the World Cup matters

Qatar spent ~US$300 million (roughly 6.8 Twitters) on World Cup 2022, making it the most expensive FIFA contest ever

But it all comes with a catch: That spending big will pay off in international clout.
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Swiping blind

Picture this: The reality TV show “Love is Blind,” but for your personal dating life.
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All aboard the Tweetanic

If you log onto Twitter these days, the vibe is akin to what we imagine being on the deck of the Titanic was like, you know, riiiight after it hit the iceberg. 
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No grain in the rain

Most Canadians know it rains a lot in Vancouver, but what you might not know is that every time it does, Canada’s grain supply chain essentially comes to a screeching halt. 
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Creating OPEC, but for nickel

Nearly a month after floating the idea of a so-called “OPEC for nickel,” Indonesia, the world’s largest nickel producer, is now recruiting Canada (the sixth-largest) for membership.
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FTX goes deeper down the hole

According to a guy that’s seen the darkest side of the corporate world, the business practices of fallen crypto exchange FTX are about as bad as it gets.
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How vulnerable is the Canadian Arctic?

Canada is ill-equipped to detect ships in its Arctic waters, and the country’s Auditor-General is pointing fingers at the federal government for not doing enough to address the problem. 
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