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December 10, 2025 Microsoft Expands AI Investment As Canada Prepares Sovereignty Rules for 2026 On December 9 2025, Microsoft Canada announced, 'the most important commitment in Microsoft Canada's history" or a total of $19 billion CAD to be invested into artificial intelligence (AI), including more than $7.5 billion CAD in the next two years inside Canada

From credit cards and car loans to mortgage rates, student loans and savings accounts, here's a look at the ways a Fed rate cut could affect your finances.

Under the terms of a proposed Education Department settlement, millions of student loan borrowers would soon have to resume payments. Here are their options.

New laws enacted in 2025 may impact just how much federal taxes Social Security beneficiaries owe on their benefit income. Here's how experts say to plan.

There's less than a week left for consumers to pick an Affordable Care Act health insurance plan to ensure coverage starts in 2026.

Crypto | December 9, 2025 Prediction Markets Inside Mainstream Self-custody Wallet On December 4 2025, MetaMask expanded its self custody wallet by adding Polymarket prediction access to over 30 million monthly active users, enabling instant reach and impact across a vast user base.  MetaMask wants to serve as a financial gateway where users form views

Initial public offerings (IPOs) in the U.S. continued to increase in 2025 after the market slowed in 2024. 371[1] companies have gone public so far in 2025 through traditional IPOs, direct listings, and completed SPAC mergers, compared to 266[2] in … Continue reading →

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The move comes despite a series of recent pullbacks in the crypto market that saw bitcoin trade at around $85,000 earlier this month.

The Trump administration announced a proposed joint settlement with Missouri that would soon force millions of student loan borrowers into repayment.

December 9, 2025 Market volatility is unsettling when your retirement plans, investment portfolios, and business growth depend on stability. But there is a silver lining to market downturns: tax strategy is one of the few tools Canadians can actively control. Proper planning softens losses and positions wealth to recover faster and potentially grow when markets

The Trump administration announced a proposed joint settlement with Missouri that would soon force millions of student loan borrowers into repayment.

The deadline for required minimum distributions is Dec. 31. Here's how to avoid an IRS penalty of up to 25%.

Funding | December 8, 2025 Tuhk Building Global Collaboration Network for Payment Fraud Prevention On December 8 2025, Canadian payment fraud fintech Tuhk announced a US$6 million seed round led by FINTOP (US), with particiation from Lloyds Banking Group (UK), and Capital One Ventures (US), to transform fragmented information into a shared intelligence network that improves

December 8, 2025 How Real-Time Parcel Visibility Is Transforming E-Commerce and Cross-Border Logistics for Canadian Businesses The Growing Complexity of Canadian E-Commerce Logistics If you ask Canadian retailers what changed most in recent years, the answer is almost universal: shoppers expect to follow their orders from the moment they hit “buy.” Even for everyday items,

Economic Research | December 8, 2025 Canada Needs the Right Balance of Flexibility and Stability to Support Stronger Outcomes and Faster Innovation On December 2, the Fraser Institute published the Economic Freedom of North America 2025 (EFNA report) with fresh data on the conditions that impact income, job creation, and business growth across the North