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Tim Hortons’ chief marketing officer says customers should expect an increased focus on quality through 2022, part of a multi-year plan to bring “swagger back” to the iconic Canadian coffee chain. In an interview with Yahoo Finance Canada, Hope Bagozzi says the next year will see the company continue to push its so-called back-to-basics strategy, even as it seeks to engage new customers with products like Timbiebs. “It’s going to be more of continuing to raise the bar on taste and quality,”… Source link

Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You” is the gift that keeps on giving. The seemingly timeless tune first hit the airwaves in 1994, but it took a whopping 25 years before the track finally reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 list in 2019.  The song climbed its way back to that top spot again in December 2020, and just just hit number one for a third time — becoming the first song in the chart’s history to have led in three distinct runs on the ranking, the outlet… Source link

Stock futures edged lower Wednesday evening, with the major indexes hovering slightly below all-time highs as a parade of strong earnings results helped buoy equity prices. Contracts on the Dow dipped. The 30-stock index set a fresh record intraday high during the regular trading day, markings its first all-time high since mid-August. The S&P 500 also logged a sixth straight day of gains in its longest winning streak since the start of July. The Nasdaq ended lower as traders took profits on… Source link

(Bloomberg) — Apple Inc.’s biggest debut on Monday was undoubtedly its MacBook Pro overhaul, but the company also unveiled a polishing cloth with its signature logo debossed in one corner. Price tag? $19. Most Read from Bloomberg The accessory, listed as compatible with iPhones as far back as the iPhone 6 and Macs dating back to 2012, is made of nonabrasive material and is already in short supply, requiring 3 to 4 weeks to ship. On Amazon.com, premium microfiber cloths go for $1.50 each,… Source link

Google plans to invest up to $50 million in African early and growth-stage startups via its Africa Investment Fund, ramping up efforts to support more businesses on the continent. Google made known its plans today in a virtual event where CEO Sundar Pichai announced the tech giant’s intentions to commit $1 billion over the next five years in tech-led initiatives in Africa. These initiatives range from improved connectivity via Google’s subsea cable Equiano to investments in small… Source link

With drought sucking the Western US dry, Google announced new plans to protect vital water resources. Google guzzles up water to cool its data centers, three of which are in the drought-stricken West. To offset its thirst, the company said that by 2030, it wants to replenish 120 percent of the water it consumes. Google guzzles up water to cool its data centers, three of which are in the drought-stricken West Google laid out three strategies to accomplish that goal: using water more… Source link

Sharp dive for mortgage rates sets off new refinancing boom Many homeowners know a good deal when they see one. Demand for refinance mortgages is soaring, a survey by a major lenders trade association finds. Homeowners are stampeding toward mortgage rates that have been driven back toward all-time lows by worries about the Delta variant and by the elimination of a widely despised fee on refi loans. But U.S. homeowners are still leaving lots of money on the table. Online real estate marketplace… Source link

Last quarter, Google roared out of the post-pandemic-peak period with a record $17.9 billion in profit, finally joining other tech giants that had been raking it in despite (or perhaps because of) the rise of COVID-19. But Alphabet’s Q2 2021 earnings do it one better — the company just set an all-time record revenue of $61.9 billion this quarter, and record profits for the fourth quarter in a row at $18.5 billion. Some of the numbers the company’s posting today (PDF) are nearly… Source link

The NBA has been blessed with some spectacular athletes over the years, but none of them jump quite like Keon Johnson. The Tennessee guard, considered a potential top-10 pick, made NBA history more than a month before the draft on Wednesday when he recorded a 48-inch max vertical jump at the NBA scouting combine. That leap is the highest the event has ever seen by 2.5 inches, exceeding Kansas’ Kenny Gregory’s 45.5 inches set in 2001. Here’s how it looked: To give you some perspective on how… Source link

Stock futures opened slightly higher Tuesday evening, holding onto gains from the regular session.  Earlier the three major indexes ended higher for a second straight day, and the Nasdaq Composite powered to a record high as technology stocks outperformed. Microsoft (MSFT) shares steadied after jumping to a record level, bringing its market capitalization $2 trillion.  Cryptocurrency prices stabilized after slumping earlier on Tuesday. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) traded back above $32,000, after… Source link