Fatima Syed

Reporter

Fatima Syed was a reporter at The Logic. She was previously a reporter with National Observer, where she established the outlet’s Queen’s Park bureau with an emphasis on coverage of environmental and energy policy. She previously worked at the Toronto Star and at The Walrus, and is a National Magazine Award nominee. She contributed chapters to two anthologies published by Coach House Books, Subdivided: City-Building in an Age of Hyper-Diversity and House Divided.

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Articles by Fatima Syed

Briefing

Big Tech’s antitrust hearing is delayed; report scheduled for release in early fall

https://thelogic.co/briefing/big-techs-antitrust-hearing-is-delayed-report-scheduled-for-release-in-early-fall/

By Fatima Syed | Jul 24, 2020

COVID-19 roundup: Rising markets erase Canadian pension-plan losses

https://thelogic.co/news/covid-19-roundup-rising-markets-erase-canadian-pension-plan-losses/

By Fatima Syed, Zane Schwartz, Murad Hemmadi and Catherine McIntyre | Jul 23, 2020

Canadian defined-benefit plans have recovered most of their pandemic-induced losses, according to an analysis by Chicago-based financial services firm Northern Trust

Bank towers are shown from Bay Street in Toronto's financial district, on Wednesday, June 16, 2010.

Briefing

SpaceX is looking to raise about US$1 billion at US$44-billion valuation

https://thelogic.co/briefing/spacex-is-looking-to-raise-about-us1-billion-at-us44-billion-valuation/

By Fatima Syed | Jul 23, 2020

COVID-19 roundup: Canada’s tech sector ‘a beacon of light’ amid pandemic

https://thelogic.co/news/covid-19-roundup-canadas-tech-sector-a-beacon-of-light-amid-pandemic/

By Fatima Syed, Zane Schwartz, Murad Hemmadi and Catherine McIntyre | Jul 22, 2020

Small businesses have felt the financial fallout of COVID-19, but as the economy starts to reopen things are looking up, per a new BMO report

A ground-floor view of the Bank of Montreal Financial Group building in downtown Toronto.

Briefing

U.S.-based ByteDance investors looking to buy majority stake in TikTok

https://thelogic.co/briefing/u-s-based-bytedance-investors-looking-to-buy-majority-stake-in-tiktok/

By Fatima Syed | Jul 22, 2020

COVID-19 roundup: Canadians turn to retail therapy

https://thelogic.co/news/covid-19-roundup-canadians-turn-to-retail-therapy/

By Fatima Syed, Murad Hemmadi, Zane Schwartz and Catherine McIntyre | Jul 21, 2020

Retail sales in Canada are almost back to their pre-pandemic peak, Statistics Canada data released Tuesday suggests

Briefing

Barbara Zvan named inaugural president and CEO of the University Pension Plan Ontario

https://thelogic.co/briefing/barbara-zvan-named-inaugural-president-and-ceo-of-the-university-pension-plan-ontario/

By Fatima Syed | Jul 21, 2020

COVID-19 roundup: Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine trial shows ‘robust’ immune response in early results

https://thelogic.co/news/covid-19-roundup-oxford-astrazeneca-vaccine-trial-shows-robust-immune-response-in-early-results/

By Fatima Syed, Murad Hemmadi, Zane Schwartz and Catherine McIntyre | Jul 20, 2020

The early but promising results mean researchers remain on schedule to have the shot—described by the World Health Organization’s chief scientist last month as the world’s most advanced vaccine candidate—ready for mass production by September