Canada Loses 41,700 Jobs as Employment Shrinks in Finance
Employment in Canada fell by 41,700 in August, reversing some of the labor market momentum seen in recent months as the manufacturing sector posted the only significant increase. The…
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Which Graduate Degrees Are the Best Investment? (Why I Skipped My MBA)
When I was 27 years old I was at a crossroads. I was five years into my career, yet I was stagnating. Though I was making six figures, which…
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Will Young People Ever Buy a House?
People have always preferred stories over statistics. But I do find it interesting that, in a world awash in data and information, narratives still seem to shape how people…
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More Vulnerabilities, Same Old Door: What Q2’s Cyber Data Means for Risk Managers
Cybersecurity researchers disclosed more than 20,700 new software vulnerabilities in the second quarter of 2026, a 36% jump largely driven by artificial intelligence tools accelerating bug discovery, yet confirmed…
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Justice Department Pursuing Hackers Behind Attack On X Users
The U.S. Justice Department is working with Elon Musk’s X to track down those behind an attempted password-recovery attack targeting hundreds of thousands of users of the social media…
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Why a harder sign-up could get more employees using their benefits
Where to add friction, and where to remove it Sorting a client’s benefits package by decision type and enrollment type DECISION TYPE Opt-in / voluntary ↑ Default / opt-out…
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Amazon Sued by FTC Over Claims It Misled Advertisers on Pricing
The US Federal Trade Commission and 22 US states sued Amazon.com Inc. over claims the e-commerce giant systematically overcharged advertisers for years. The FTC, which enforces antitrust and consumer…
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Why I Was Wrong to Be Bearish on U.S. Stocks
A year ago I wrote the blog post Why I’m Bearish on U.S. Stocks (for the Second Time Since 2017). Since then U.S. stocks are up 16% (total return)…
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My Most Contrarian Opinion Right Now
I’m not much of a contrarian. By definition, contrarians are wrong most of the time. Fighting the herd only tends to work at the extremes. Here’s one of my…
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Building a Stronger Future Through Prevention, Partnerships, and Preparedness : Risk & Insurance
Munich Re is helping strengthen long-term insurance resilience by combining proactive loss prevention, advanced risk intelligence, resilient building practices, and cross-sector partnerships to reduce losses before disasters occur and…
