Twitter Engineers Working To Bring Vine Back Before End Of The Year
Elon Musk has reportedly told Twitter engineers to work on rebooting Vine by the end of the year, according to Axios. The six-second looping video hosting service was launched in the United States in June 2012 and acquired by Twitter by October of the same year ahead of its official release in January 2013. In […]
Amazon Prime Members Will Soon Have Access to Over 100 Million Ad-Free Songs
All Amazon Prime members will soon have access to a lot more music and podcasts without ads, as the e-commerce giant looks to streamline its offerings under one set membership fee. Amazon Music will grant all Prime members access to over 100 million songs without advertisements, as well as even more top podcasts, without charging […]
TDSB Will Close Schools On Friday In Response To Union’s Planned Walk-Off
The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) announced that it will not be holding in-person classes and all schools will be closed on Friday, in response to the planned walk-off of about 55,000 Ontario education workers. The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), the union representing the education workers, on Monday announced that its members will […]
Canada Is Engineered to Be Real Estate-Obsessed — With Mark Morris
Joining SmallCapSteve for the first time today is Mark Morris, Real Estate Lawyer and principal of LegalClosing.ca. Mark sits down with Steve this afternoon to break down why Canada is just obsessed with real estate. Also discussed is inflation and where it could be heading. Mark has deep experience in the field of residential real […]
Coal-Dependent Poland Inks Nuclear Power Plant Deal With South Korea
Seoul and Warsaw have inked outline agreements to develop nuclear power in Poland–in a move that would push the latter’s attempt to phase out coal and reduce carbon emissions while South Korea seeks to revitalize its nuclear industry. The South Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy said in a joint statement with the Polish […]
Eric Sprott Says He May Have Lost $100 Million On Pure Gold
Pure Gold Mining (TSXV: PGM) on Monday announced that it had applied for creditor protection under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) with the Supreme Court of British Columbia. Typically, creditor protection, as the name suggests, means that only debtholders get the chance to salvage holdings while shareholders unfortunately typically lose their investment. This means […]
Fed’s Interest Rate Hikes Are Causing The Fed To Lose Money
The US Federal Reserve is losing money as it pays more interest expense than it earns from interest income. The reason: The US Federal Reserve. The Fed’s operating losses have increased in recent weeks because the interest it pays banks and money-market funds to keep money at the Fed now exceeds the income it earns. […]
Court Asks Rogers, Shaw, Competition Bureau To “Reflect” After Mediation Failed
The Canada Federal Court has requested that counsel for Rogers Communications (TSX: RCI.B), Shaw Communications Inc. (TSX: SJR), and the Competition Commission appear for another case management conference on Tuesday. Chief Justice Paul Crampton directed the parties for another conference “upon further considering the exchanges that took place during the case management conference held on […]
Joe Biden Accuses Oil Companies of Profiting from Energy Crisis, Threatens to Impose Windfall Tax
The closer midterms approach, the more desperate the Biden administration becomes in nudging those pesky fuel prices downward just enough to bring voters to the polls in November. Whether it be the “Putin Price Hike” or OPEC’s reluctance to increase output, US President Joe Biden is adamant on letting Americans know it is no way […]
Trillion Energy Confirms 32.9 Metres Of Gas Pay In First Well, Completes Flow Test
Flow tests have been completed for the first well drilled under a multi-well program being conducted by Trillion Energy (CSE: TCF). The flow tests follow the well being drilled to a depth of 2,826 metres, as announced in mid-October. Evaluations from the log identified a total of 32.9 metres of natural gas pay within five […]