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Monthly Archives: August 2021
Canada’s economy contracts in Q2
Canada’s economy unexpectedly shrank 0.3% in the second quarter for an annualized contraction of 1.1% versus the consensus forecast of a 2.5% gain. Declines in home resale activities and exports were the largest negatives. Homeownership transfer fees shrank 17.7%. Constraints … Continue reading
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SEC investigating “gamification and behavioral prompts” in financial markets
These obvious admissions are ridiculously overdue, but public comments by the new Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler offer a glimmer of regulatory hope. Gensler admitted this week that payment for order flow — the back-end payment brokerages receive … Continue reading
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Stock-linked executive pay and buybacks: a destructive combo
A new report from the Institute for Policy Studies finds that half of the 100 S&P 500 firms with the lowest median worker wage revised their pay rules in 2020, such that the median worker pay declined 2%, while CEO … Continue reading
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