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From throwing away the office clock to using a Magic 8-ball to predict the markets — plus Adele's album sales

Do managers need to manage you? Or just your work? We take a closer look at what happens when you throw away the office clock and play the first ever Cost of Living "Markets Guessing Game" — plus, are music fans going to stream or buy Adele's new album?

The Cost of Living for November 14, 2021

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The music industry is banking on Adele for big sales — and what if your work hours didn't actually matter? (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, Charles Platiau/Reuters)
Cost of Living26:35Do managers need to manage you? Or just your work?
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A CBC listener, a market strategist and a futurist walk into a bar...

And then they all try to guess what will happen with the markets!

The TSX is on a tear right now, oil is at $80 a barrel and crypto currencies are setting daily records.

Paul Haavardsrud looks at what's going on, and asks three market watchers to make some predictions.
Cost of Living9:05Predicting the financial markets — but this is not real investing advice!

Is '9 to 5' obsolete? 

As Ontario gets ready to bring in right-to-disconnect legislation, we look at a competing idea: the right to connect — whenever and wherever you want.

Danielle Nerman introduces us to Jody Thompson, an HR consultant and one of the architects of ROVE, or the  "Results-Only Work Environment."
Cost of Living8:04Could you handle a workplace where time is irrelevant?

Rolling in the Cash

Adele is set to release her new album this week, and the music industry is turning its lonely eyes to her.

She's one of a handful of artists who can still sell entire albums (not just digital downloads...actual records).  

But a lot has changed in the six years since Adele released 25. 

Jennifer Keene asks an Adele fan why the artist is so beloved, and asks an industry watcher if people will still hand over cash to get their hands, physically, on her records.
Cost of Living5:36Adele's global appeal is 'almost Beatles level'

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