Unusual Whales

Canada's fertility rate is now at a record low of 1.33 children per woman, compared with 1.44 in 2021. But Canada had one of the highest population growths last year & into this year

A recent report from Statistics Canada has unveiled a significant change in the methodology used to count Canada's non-permanent residents (NPRs), leading to a substantial increase in their estimated population. According to the latest population estimate, there are approximately 2,198,679 non-permanent residents in Canada, which marks
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Hedge funds using computers to trade equities are expecting to start selling to the tune of $20 billion to $30 billion in the next two weeks given retreating stock markets

Algorithmic hedge funds, which employ computer-based trading strategies to navigate equity markets, are poised to initiate substantial sell-offs totaling between $20 billion to $30 billion over the next two weeks, according to a note from UBS. These hedge funds, previously bullish on stocks, have transitioned to a neutral stance due
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Every television, radio and cellphone in the U.S. is going to broadcast a message on Wednesday along the lines of: “THIS IS A TEST of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System. No action is needed.”

A nationwide test of emergency and wireless alert systems is scheduled for Wednesday at 2:20 p.m. ET. During this test, a message will be broadcast to all cellphones, televisions, and radios in the United States. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced this exercise in August, and it
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