Videos of the week and the Friday morning news drop
Business Outlook Survey—Spring 2021 One of the partners at Method participated with the Bank of Canada on the spring Business Outlook Survey. It suggests that business sentiment continues to improve. Businesses reported less uncertainty related to the COVID‑19 pandemic and strengthening demand from weak levels. Still, the recovery remains uneven, with companies tied to high-contact services facing ongoing challenges. (Bank of Canada)
U.S. housing starts near 15-year high; consumer sentiment rises moderately U.S. homebuilding surged to nearly a 15-year high in March, but soaring lumber prices amid supply constraints could limit builders' capacity to boost production and ease a shortage of homes that is threatening to slow housing market momentum. (Guardian)
Canadian real-estate market better for foreign investors than locals, admits housing secretary Canada is “a very safe market for foreign investment, but not a great market for Canadians looking for choices around housing,” admits Liberal MP responsible for housing. (Vancouver Sun)
Fast food over fine dining: What spending data tells us about the pandemic recovery Five charts that show how dramatically the pandemic affected our spending (Recode)
How This Chinese Vaping Billionaire Became One Of The World’s Richest Women In Three Years Kate Wang, 39, jumped into the ranks of the world’s richest when her vaping company RLX went public on the New York Stock Exchange in January. Now the Procter & Gamble and Uber veteran faces looming threats from Chinese regulators and skeptical investors. (Forbes)
Five Superpowers: Restraint, Curiosity, Creativity, Patience & Courage (Reformed Broker)
Is Larry Kudlow Fox Enough for Fox Business? The former Trump official is back in his natural habitat: television. But middling early ratings and the inability — or unwillingness — to go Full Fox suggests that something isn’t right. (Institutional Investor)
A 23-Year-Old Coder Kept QAnon Online When No One Else Would Nick Lim provides tech support to the U.S. networks of White nationalists and conspiracy theorists banned by the likes of Amazon. (Bloomberg)
Why Amazon’s Workers Sided With the Company Over a Union Pay, benefits and an aggressive anti-union campaign by the company helped generate votes at a warehouse in Alabama. (New York Times)
Chapter 11 tv 010 - "I used to hate Jake"
Chapter 11 TV - Emo Micky
MASHER: Tony Hawk The Birdman summons Endless Summer vibes on the Big Island with Riley, Keegan and a tight crew for some spine dancing and deep-sea swimming.
Mouth-Watering MTB Creativity | Kriss Kyle Out Of Season “Out of Season” is a time when one pauses whatever they are doing to take a break, recover & chill a bit, but some never stop. They switch it up, letting their creativity run even wilder than usual, aiming for the unexpected.
CULTCREW/ RYOTA MIYAJI - Ryota Miyaji, full of original style. Doing his thing in the streets of Japan. Holding it down for Motocross International
CULTCREW/ JAUME SINTES / AMERICA Our amigo Jaume from BCN did a quick bid over here and put his touch on the streets...Such a refreshing style and nothing but good vibes... Barruin!!
Vans X Federal Presents "Speed Dial" | BMX | VANS
ERIK ELSTRAN - AWESOME BIKING DUDE
Children of the Dust - #1
MTB Street: Unexpected Thursday 50 - The Rise MTB videos