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Tim Hortons, Justin Bieber collaborate for the release of new Timbiebs Timbits flavors

Nov 16, 2021 10:09 am UTC| Business Economy

Tim Hortons and Justin Bieber have teamed up to release the new Timbiebs Timbits, which consists of new flavors for the coffee chains donut holes treat. The Canadian company signed an exclusive partnership deal with the...

Reese's debuts its biggest nine-inch peanut butter cup for Thanksgiving

Nov 16, 2021 10:04 am UTC| Business Economy

Reeses Peanut Butter Cups is one of the most popular chocolate brands that is being marketed by The Hershey Company. Through the years, Reeses has been releasing unique versions and flavors of its peanut butter chocolate...

McDonald’s Korea launches new Spicy Mac and Cheeseburger

Nov 16, 2021 09:10 am UTC| Business Economy

McDonalds Korea has unveiled a new menu, and it is called the Spicy Mac and Cheese Burger. This new flavor added a spicy twist to the regular mac and cheeseburger. The new McDonalds Koreas Spicy Mac and Cheese Burger...

Burger King US brings back Italian Original Chicken Sandwich to its outlets

Nov 16, 2021 09:01 am UTC| Business Economy

Burger King US just made its customers happy by bringing back one of their favorite sandwich items. The fast-food chain revealed it had added the Italian Original Chicken Sandwich on the menu again, and this marked the...

Chicken restaurants in S. Korea launching their own beers to offer the popular 'chimaek'

Nov 16, 2021 07:45 am UTC| Business Economy

The pairing of fried chicken and beer is always popular in South Korea, and in fact, the locals have a name for this menu. Koreans call this chimaek which is a combination of the words chicken and maekju, the Korean...

IBM, Amazon team up to help oil and gas companies speed up energy transition

Nov 16, 2021 06:05 am UTC| Business Economy

IBM and Amazon Inc.s Amazon Web Services announced on Monday, Nov. 15, that they have signed a deal to work together on helping oil and gas companies in managing different kinds of data. According to Reuters, Amazon...

ANA passengers get to fly in 'Demon Slayer' anime-themed aircraft by next year

Nov 15, 2021 23:31 pm UTC| Life Economy Business

All Nippon Airways planes designed with the anime series Demon Slayer characters will begin transporting passengers on domestic routes from late January next year. Demon Slayer characters, such as hero Tanjiro Kamado,...

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Economy

Taiwan Stock Market Ends Higher as Semiconductor and Energy Shares Lead Gains

Taiwan stocks closed higher on Thursday, supported by broad-based gains across key sectors including semiconductors, oil, gas and electricity, as well as construction. The Taiwan Stock Exchange Weighted Index finished the...

BOJ Governor Signals Gradual Rate Hikes as Japan’s Inflation Nears 2% Target

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said Japans underlying inflation is steadily accelerating and moving closer to the central banks long-standing 2% target, reinforcing expectations that interest rate hikes will continue if...

UBS Warns of Short-Term Risks as Precious Metals Rally to Record Highs

Gold, silver, and platinum have surged to fresh record highs heading into the year-end holiday period, drawing strong attention across global commodity markets. However, UBS is urging investors to exercise caution, warning...

Japan Revises Economic Growth Forecast as Stimulus Fuels Consumption and Investment

Japans government has revised upward its economic growth forecast for the fiscal year ending next March and projected faster expansion in the following year, citing the positive impact of a large-scale stimulus package...

U.S. Stocks Rally to Record Highs as AI Rebound Fuels Holiday-Shortened Session

U.S. stocks closed higher on Wednesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the SP 500 finishing at record closing highs during a broad-based rally in a holiday-shortened trading session. All three major indexes...

Politics

U.S. Prioritizes Economic Pressure With Venezuelan Oil Quarantine as Sanctions Intensify

The United States has shifted its near-term military focus toward enforcing a so-called quarantine on Venezuelan oil exports, signaling a strategy that prioritizes economic pressure over direct military confrontation....

Hanwha Signals Readiness to Build Nuclear-Powered Submarines at Philly Shipyard for U.S. Navy

Hanwha Group has announced that its Philadelphia-based shipyard has the technical capability to build nuclear-powered submarines for the U.S. Navy, highlighting the South Korean conglomerates growing ambitions in the...

China’s One-Child Policy Legacy Resurfaces After Death of Former Population Chief

The death of Peng Peiyun, a former senior Chinese official who oversaw the countrys one-child policy for a decade, has reignited fierce debate on Chinese social media about the long-term impact of the controversial...

Christmas Eve Jazz Concert Canceled After Kennedy Center Renaming to Include Trump

A planned Christmas Eve jazz concert at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., has been canceled following a controversial decision to rename the iconic performing arts institution to include the name of Republican U.S....

Palau Agrees to Accept Up to 75 U.S.-Transferred Migrants in Deal Tied to Increased American Aid

Palau has agreed to accept up to 75 migrants transferred from the United States after signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Washington, a move that has drawn international attention amid ongoing debate over U.S....

Science

Jared Isaacman Confirmed as NASA Administrator, Becomes 15th Leader of U.S. Space Agency

The U.S. Senate has officially confirmed billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman as the new NASA administrator, making him the 15th leader in the agencys history. The confirmation, which took place on Wednesday, marks...

Senate Sets December 8 Vote on Trump’s NASA Nominee Jared Isaacman

The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee announced it will vote on December 8 on President Donald Trumps renewed nomination of private astronaut and tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman to lead NASA. Isaacman, known for his...

NASA Cuts Boeing Starliner Missions as SpaceX Pulls Ahead

NASA has significantly scaled back Boeings Starliner program after years of technical issues and delays, announcing that the next Starliner mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will fly without astronauts. The...

Blue Origin’s New Glenn Achieves Breakthrough Success With First NASA Mission

Blue Origins massive New Glenn rocket marked a major milestone as it completed its first mission for paying customers, sending two NASA satellites toward Mars and successfully landing its reusable booster at sea. The...

Cogent Biosciences Soars 120% on Breakthrough Phase 3 Results for Bezuclastinib in GIST Treatment

Cogent Biosciences (NASDAQ: COGT) shares skyrocketed over 120% after the biotech company announced groundbreaking results from its Phase 3 PEAK trial evaluating bezuclastinib in combination with sunitinib for patients with...

Technology

Nvidia to Acquire Groq in $20 Billion Deal to Boost AI Chip Dominance

NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) has reportedly agreed to acquire Groq, a fast-growing designer of high-performance artificial intelligence accelerator chips, in a $20 billion all-cash transaction, according to a CNBC report. The...

Texas App Store Age Verification Law Blocked by Federal Judge in First Amendment Ruling

A federal judge in Texas has blocked the enforcement of a new state law that would have required app stores and developers to verify users ages, marking a significant legal win for major technology companies and digital...

FTC Praises Instacart for Ending AI Pricing Tests After $60M Settlement

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has welcomed Instacarts decision to end its artificial intelligence-based price testing, a move that follows weeks of consumer backlash and regulatory scrutiny. FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson...

John Carreyrou Sues Major AI Firms Over Alleged Copyrighted Book Use in AI Training

Investigative journalist John Carreyrou, widely known for exposing fraud at Silicon Valley blood-testing startup Theranos and for authoring the bestselling book Bad Blood, has filed a new copyright infringement lawsuit...

Italy Fines Apple €98.6 Million Over App Store Dominance

Italys competition authority has imposed a 98.6 million ($115.53 million) fine on U.S. technology giant Apple and two of its subsidiaries, citing alleged abuse of a dominant market position related to the distribution of...