All-Day Breakfast Won’t Be the Solution to Tim Hortons’s Problems
It worked so well for McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) that Restaurant Brands International Inc. (TSX:QSR)(NYSE:QSR) is looking to do the same. “The demand is loud and clear,” Tim Hortons’ president Alex Macedo told the Canadian Press May 30. “Any time we bring up the idea of breakfast at any time, the response is very favourable and […]
Better Buy: Berkshire Hathaway vs. American Express
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A)(NYSE: BRK-B) has made for one of the great investments of all time. Under legendary investor and CEO Warren Buffett, maybe no other company has created as many billionaires as Berkshire. One of Buffett’s best investments has been American Express Company (NYSE: AXP), which has been a staple holding in Berkshire’s […]
3 Top Retail Stocks to Buy in June
Big portions of the country endured an unusually cold spring season, and that inclement weather kept a lid on customer traffic at many of America’s biggest retailers. Yet several companies managed to post impressive sales and profit gains despite the temperature challenges. Below, three Fool.com contributors highlight a few of these market-beating stocks, with an […]
3 Top Tech Stocks to Buy in June
Tech stocks are almost always popular, and it’s easy to see why. No other industry offers more of a potential for blockbuster returns than technology, as it often represents the Next Big Thing in business. Many of the most valuable companies in the world today, like Facebook, Alphabet, and Amazon, were just start-ups 15 or […]
You can now sync Spotify podcasts on your Mighty
The iPod Shuffle-like Mighty launched last year, giving users offline access to their Spotify playlists. But missing so far has been the ability to sync the podcasts you follow on the music streaming service to Mighty. Well no longer, because Mighty has now released an update that will let you do just that. If you […]
Google may be working on a way to run Windows 10 on a Pixelbook
Google’s Pixelbook is a high-end laptop that runs Chrome OS. If you’re looking to do more with the hardware, like run Windows apps, you may soon be in luck. According to a report at XDA Developers (and picked up by 9to5Google), Google may in fact be working on getting its high-end Chrome OS-based laptop certified […]
Stay connected outdoors without cell signal or network access with GoHeart
While exploring the outdoors can be both exhilarating and rewarding, there are risks associated with any kind of physical activity — enhanced by the unpredictability of nature. If you’ve ever been injured, lost, or involved in the rescue of a friend in the backcountry, you can appreciate the ability to get into contact with other […]
Scientists discover three brand new planets hiding in our own galaxy
Three baby planets have been found in our own galaxy by pioneering scientists. They are the youngest planets ever seen, and represent a discovery that is “at the frontier of science”. Researchers used a breakthrough new technique to find the newly-formed worlds around a young star relatively close to our own. They now hope they […]
New affordable housing for Indigenous families offers hope for fresh start
Mark Louis’s family will be one of dozens moving into the development in Surrey, B.C. There’s a hole in the ground about the size of two high-school gymnasiums where Mark Louis’ apartment used to be in Surrey, B.C. Hands on hips, he looked toward the mess of gravel on Monday morning. More than once, he […]
Donated kidney is ‘a gift’ says Island man
‘As if someone had given me a big chunk of gold or diamond I’m going to cherish it’ An Island man who has been advocating for kidney donation and spent more than five years on dialysis finally has a new kidney. Although he has a lot of medications to sort through now, you won’t hear […]