Press Digest: Canada - March 4
04/03/2024 13:33
March 4 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories
from selected Canadian newspapers. Reuters has not verified
these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
THE GLOBE AND MAIL
** Longtime precious-metals investor Eric Sprott, his family
company and long-time colleague Peter Grosskopf are teaming up
with cryptocurrency entrepreneurs to launch Argo Digital Gold
Ltd, a platform designed to give a new generation of investors a
way to own physical gold.
** New York private equity giant General Atlantic has paid
more than $1-billion for a majority stake in Plusgrade Inc, one
of two Montreal digital companies that are cashing in on the
growing trend by travel companies to generate extra revenues
beyond selling seats and accommodations.
** The Bank of Canada is expected to stay the course on
interest rates this week and remain tight-lipped about the
timing of future cuts, even as the pace of inflation has fallen
back within the central bank's target range.
(Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)
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