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The slide accelerated after February 1, when the administration imposed tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico, and China. Although some levies were later delayed, uncertainty only deepened as officials layered on additional duties. The fallout was swift: Consumer sentiment sank to its second鈥憀owest reading on record in April.

Royal Bank of Canada has agreed to buy HSBC鈥檚 Canadian arm in a move to strengthen its domestic dominance.

What鈥檚 next for the auto industry: Overall demand for new cars is expected to remain relatively healthy in 2025, thanks to improving affordability, lower interest rates, and rising consumer confidence鈥攁lthough tariffs on Mexican and Canadian imports could throw a wrench into those projections, given that new car prices would likely spike as a result. But the same can鈥檛 be said for the EV market.

The platform allows for region-specific targeting, showing different products to different audiences (think Dunkin' in the US versus Tim Hortons in Canada). Growth snapshot: Evidence suggests that Rembrand has a strong trajectory. Rembrand's revenues grew sixfold YoY as major brands like Pepsi, L'Or茅al, and Charles Schwab integrated virtual product placement into their campaigns.

Canada-based wealth management startup Wellington-Altus, for example, funneled almost half of an $85 million raise it received in 2021 toward recruitment bonuses to attract advisors. Freeing up advisor time for client interactions. Banks can offset some advisory service expenses by making their advisors as efficient as possible.

Shout out Canada, 13 from hockey. Most a ton from the CFL, which no offense to Canada, I don't know if that counts. And then Boston is third with two fewer championships than Toronto. But this is all from men's sports. For the women's sports, I mean if you count in college, you're probably going, where do you come play, Hartford? Charlene Polite Corley:.

In Q2 2024, Netflix received nearly 60% of its revenues from outside of the US and Canada. US-based streaming services continue to launch in new countries to gain viewers and diversify their revenues. The top 10 countries as measured by subscription OTT penetration are scattered across North America, South America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific, according to our forecasts.

Amazon will capture more than half (51.1%) of all retail ecommerce sales in Germany this year, according to our forecast. Canada will have the second-highest share of Amazon ecommerce sales among the countries we track, at 41.5%, followed by the US, UK, Japan, and Mexico.

In 2024, 蘑菇AV data partner GWI started offering data on respondents ages 65 and older in seven markets: the US, the UK, Canada, Hong Kong, Singapore, Israel, and Japan. For ease of comparison, our report features data for respondents ages 16 to 64 in all countries. But we have included the data for respondents 65 and older for those seven countries here as a supplement.

Although the ramifications of the US-initiated trade war will be substantial for Canada, Mexico, and China, many other countries and regions should be able to endure the challenge. Western Europe鈥檚 retail sales growth will tick up slightly in 2025, and major markets like India, Southeast Asia, and Latin America will continue on their previously expected trajectories.

Brands running loyalty programs have reported an increase in customer lifetime value, average order value, and customer retention, per a November 2024 Censuswide/LoyaltyLion survey of brands using Shopify in the UK, US, and Canada. But the loyalty space is crowded.

The company previously only operated in the US and Canada. The provider scored a partnership with Apple Pay, widely expanding its availability in stores as well as online. Affirm also added new BNPL options like Pay in 2 and Pay in 30, offering customers more payment flexibility. Our take: Last year, concerns abounded over BNPL fintechs鈥� profitability and long-term viability.

The president-elect recently said he would impose tariffs of 25% on Mexican and Canadian imports and an additional 10% on Chinese imports. During the campaign, Trump had proposed tariffs as high as 60% for Chinese goods, but business and inflationary concerns could have softened his approach.

The features are rolling out now in the US and Canada. The translation option lets the smart glasses interpret Spanish, French, or Italian into English either spoken via the glasses鈥� microphone or read as a transcript on a connected phone. The assistant, which brings visual recognition to the glasses鈥� Meta AI, can converse with users and provide answers or suggestions.

Just a third of adults in Canada will use mobile peer-to-peer (P2P) payments this year, and adoption will barely grow through 2027. Mobile banking apps and digital wallets must rethink their strategies to capture P2P users鈥攎aking the most of a population that doesn鈥檛 yet have strong P2P brand loyalty.

Consumers value features that protect their accounts and financial data, based on our exclusive survey data and analysis of 42 emerging features from the seven largest Canadian financial institutions in their mobile banking apps.

In 2024, 蘑菇AV data partner GWI started offering data on respondents ages 65 and older in seven markets: the US, the UK, Canada, Hong Kong, Singapore, Israel, and Japan. For ease of comparison, our report features data for respondents ages 16 to 64 in all countries. But we have included the data for respondents 65 and older for those seven countries here as a supplement.

President-elect Donald Trump plans to impose 25% tariffs on all imports from Mexico and Canada on his first day in office in January. That will send the price of grocery-store staples such as avocados and maple syrup soaring. He has also threatened to levy 100% tariffs on members of BRICS, an informal consortium of countries including Brazil, which could drive up the cost of coffee and other products.