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Goldman Sachs warns traders of shrinking bonus pool as Wall Street hunkers down

Wall Street is grappling with sharp declines in revenue after parts of the industry involved in taking companies public and issuing stocks and bonds seized up.

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Tech layoffs may not be a bad omen for U.S. economy at large

Tech firms like Meta, Amazon and Twitter have announced thousands of job cuts. So far, the trend seems to be isolated.

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'A lot of people are going to see less money in their pocket.' Here are must-know tax changes for 2022

There are significant changes for the 2022 tax season. Here's what taxpayers need to know.

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Job cuts rise in November, causing employees to shift focus to 'career cushioning' 

As layoffs increase, nervous employees are focused on their next move. Experts advise company leaders present a positive message to keep employees engaged.

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'It's a work in progress.' How Covid has changed the life insurance marketplace

Demand for life insurance has soared during the pandemic. But the industry is still grappling with how Covid-19 may affect underwriting assumptions.

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Millions suffer from long Covid — and it costs them $9,000 a year in health-care expenses, on average

Long Covid diagnosis and treatment can be a big annual expense for households, especially if they don't have health insurance.

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Ontario Appoints Kevan Cowan as the New Chair of the OSC

OSC | Nov 30, 2022 TORONTO — Today, Ontario’s Minister of Finance Peter Bethlenfalvy released the following statement on the appointment of a new Chair for the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC).  “I am pleased to announce that Kevan Cowan will be appointed the new Chair of the Ontario Securities Commission, pending review by the Standing


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Big 6 Banks’ say ‘Hole in Financial System’ | Role in Freeland’s Convoy Plan

Canada Today | Naomi Oliver | Nov 25, 2022 When Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland called the chief executive officers of Canada’s Big Six banks on Sunday in February before their government invoked the Emergencies Act, the CEOs stressed that the resources at their disposal were to support that to choke off the money pouring


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CFTC Says Bitcoin is the Only Commodity | ECB Criticizes Digital Asset Sector for Facilitating Illegal Activity

Cointelegraph | Prashant Jha | Dec 1, 2022 CFTC has faced a lot of scrutiny in the wake of FTX collapse due to its ties with the crypto exchange and SBF’s efforts to put the committee as the key oversight body for crypto. The chief of the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Rostin


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Incubella Publishes Research on the 2022 Canadian Web3 Landscape

Incubella | Nov 30, 2022 Every year, Canadian Web3 companies continue to attract private investment, mostly from post-seed funding as the brightest ideas charge towards Unicorn status. Of the total $4 Billion CAD invested to-date in Canadian Web3 companies, the largest single private investment was Dapper Labs’ $305M USD Series C. There are currently 5


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Audio Interviews (post-bankruptcy) with Sam Bankman-Fried on FTX Collapse

Coindesk | Sam Kessler, Nelson Wang | Nov 29, 2022 Among the more unprecedented elements of the FTX saga has been the fact that Bankman-Fried, who was raised by two lawyers, can’t seem to keep his mouth shut despite mounting legal threats. Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto empire blew up in spectacular fashion at the beginning of


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Coinsquare Announces Data Security Breach to Customers

Finance Magnates | Arnab Shome  | Nov 28, 2022 Coinsquare has become the latest victim of a security breach that has resulted in compromised users' personal details, the platform confirmed last weekend by sending an email to its customers. Data Breach: The exchange detailed that the breach exposed "customer names, email addresses, residential addresses, phone


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Tax 'refunds may be smaller in 2023,' warns IRS. Here's why

If you’re expecting a tax refund in 2023, it may be smaller than this year’s payment, according to the IRS. Here's what to know for the upcoming tax season.

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Why labor economists say the remote work 'revolution' is here to stay

Remote work was a massive pandemic-era labor experiment borne of necessity. It will likely remain a fixture of the U.S. job market.

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Why should all SMBs start using a VPN

Guest Post | Dec 1, 2022 We all spend more and more time online, yet staying safe is still an afterthought for many. We are accustomed to locking our homes or cars and checking if nobody’s peeking when using the ATM. But what about securing our files and passwords while making sure that the Internet


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