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Canadian police witness tells court Huawei CFO arrest followed procedure — Financial Post

VANCOUVER/TORONTO — The Canadian police officer who arrested a Huawei executive in Vancouver in 2018 told a court on Monday the apprehension was done by the book, amid claims by her lawyers that her rights were violated during the process. Read More
Canadian police witness tells court Huawei CFO arrest followed procedure — Financial Post

A Canadian study gave $7,500 to homeless people. Here’s how they spent it. — Vox – All

A man protests homelessness in Vancouver. Around 235,000 Canadians experience homelessness each year, and the rates continue to rise. | Mark Ralston/AFP via Getty Images The results show the power of cash transfers to reduce homelessness. Ray is a 55-year-old man in Vancouver, Canada. He used to live in an emergency homeless shelter. But over the…
A Canadian study gave $7,500 to homeless people. Here’s how they spent it. — Vox – All

The best (or worst) $20,000 I ever spent: The money to start a small business — Vox – All

Dana Rodriguez for Vox If there’s one thing owning a small business taught me, it’s that just because you can doesn’t necessarily mean you should. When people tell me they’re thinking about opening a small business, particularly in a goods-based industry like fashion, my first question is, “Do you have money?” I don’t mean having…
The best (or worst) $20,000 I ever spent: The money to start a small business — Vox – All

So you want to start a business. One story from a former small business owner. Look before you leap.

Bank of England asks banks how ready they are for sub-zero rates

LONDON — The Bank of England asked banks on Monday how ready they are for zero or negative interest rates, following up its announcement last month …
Bank of England asks banks how ready they are for sub-zero rates

Gold eases off three-week high as dollar steadies

Gold retreated slightly from a three-week Read More
Gold eases off three-week high as dollar steadies

“Shadow” Lobbyists Run Rampant in the Swamp — Institute for New Economic Thinking

America’s system for regulating political money is built on the idea of transparency. In the case of special interest lobbying, ever since the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) in 1938, the guiding principle of lobbying regulation in the US has been to balance the freedom to lobby against obligations to report on the nature of…
“Shadow” Lobbyists Run Rampant in the Swamp — Institute for New Economic Thinking

Dunkin’ Brands prepares to sell itself, go private – NYT

The parent of the Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin Robbins chains, Dunkin Brands Group Inc, is nearing a deal to sell itself to a private equity-backed …
Dunkin’ Brands prepares to sell itself, go private – NYT

Siemens, Carlyle near $2.4 bln deal over Flender business – Bloomberg

U.S. buyout group Carlyle Group Inc is nearing an agreement to acquire Siemens AG’s mechanical drive arm Flender, for about for about 2 billion euros…
Siemens, Carlyle near $2.4 bln deal over Flender business – Bloomberg

European Union would apply lower threshold in assessing Covid-19 vaccine – WSJ

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European Union would apply lower threshold in assessing Covid-19 vaccine – WSJ

JPMorgan Sees Bitcoin Rising Up To Ten-Fold As Millennials Flood Into The “Alternative” Currency

Nearly a year ago we highlighted a schism in generational views toward “fiat alternatives”: whereas older Americans would buy physical gold and …
JPMorgan Sees Bitcoin Rising Up To Ten-Fold As Millennials Flood Into The “Alternative” Currency