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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.

Walmart rights the ship before Black Friday

As Black Friday rears its head, the world’s largest retailer is showing signs that the doom and gloom facing the retail sector this year may have been (at least a little) overhyped. 

The Amazon cuts begin

Not long after warning of a slowdown around what is usually a busy holiday season, Amazon has become the latest company to cut jobs to brace for a potential economic downturn. 

Sens for sale

In the mood for a big splashy purchase that’ll make everyone jealous? Why not bring together your closest billionaire friends and buy a professional hockey team? 

EV dreams remain out of reach

More Canadians than ever want to get behind the wheel of an electric vehicle (EV), but most won’t be able to plant their butt in a driver’s seat anytime soon. 

Amazon cuts costs

After becoming the first company to lose $1 trillion in market valuation (yes, ever), Amazon is taking a long, hard look at its business, because something just ain’t right.

WeClosed

Cost-cutting is the name of the corporate game these days, and WeWork is no exception. 

Non-alcoholic bevvies are in

Once upon a time, non-drinkers out on the town had the choice of pop, water, or nothing… that’s no longer the case as companies rush to create options for booze-free booze.

What the Yeezy fall means for sneakerheads

If you’ve been keeping up with celebrity news, you probably know the sneaker market is in trouble right now. 

If not, we’ll explain what the death of Yeezy, an Adidas collaboration with the controversial (and now “cancelled”) rapper Kanye West, means for the ~$8 billion resale market—which some analysts consider to be an alternative asset class to, say, stocks or real estate.