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McDonald’s once poured big marketing dollars into its salads. But since 2020, greens have been off the menu. That’s because the chain has concluded that when people go to McDonald’s, they mostly want a burger and fries. “If people really want salads from McDonald’s we will gladly relaunch salads,” said Joe Erlinger, the president of McDonald’s USA, in a June interview at the Wall Street Journal’s annual Global Food Forum. “But what our experience has proven is that’s not what the consumer’s looking for from McDonald’s,” he added. “They’re looking for great french fries, they’re looking for a $5 meal…
Maddie, 29, and Paul, 33, live well in London.Although Paul recently left his job, they’re still earning $230,000 a year from Maddie’s income, the couple tells self-made millionaire and money expert Ramit Sethi on a recent episode of his “I Will Teach You to be Rich” podcast. Their last names are not used.Maddie’s high salary, along with some savvy money habits like regularly saving and investing, have helped them live comfortably even in a high-cost area like London. But they still stress about money, especially as they plan their wedding for next year.Maddie oscillates between two mindsets when it comes…
In the early days of her tennis career, Serena Williams cared so much about winning that she forgot to collect her earnings — repeatedly.Williams, 42, brought in $94.8 million in prize money as a tennis player before retiring in 2022, according to the Women’s Tennis Association. Early in her career, she nearly left a decent chunk of it behind: She was so singularly focused on her performance that she’d nearly leave cities without picking up her money, she told First We Feast’s YouTube talk show “Hot Ones” last week.”Is it true that you rarely collected your winnings your first year…
Our goal here at Credible Operations, Inc., NMLS Number 1681276, referred to as “Credible” below, is to give you the tools and confidence you need to improve your finances. Although we do promote products from our partner lenders who compensate us for our services, all opinions are our own. Borrowers with good credit seeking personal loans during the past seven days prequalified for rates that were higher for 3-year loans and lower for 5-year loans when compared to fixed-rate loans for the seven days before. For borrowers with credit scores of 720 or higher who used the Credible marketplace to…
Buying a home is more complex and expensive than it has been in many years. Interest rates and home prices are high, and inventory is just starting to slowly grow. To help eligible veterans and active-duty service members combat these barriers, the VA is adjusting some of its rules. Temporarily, those using VA loans can use their VA-guaranteed home loan benefits to cover real estate buyer-broker fees. Previously, this benefit could not cover these costs. This new rule adjustment starts August 10, 2024.”We always want to put Veterans and their families in the best possible position to buy the homes…
If “Failures are finger posts on the road to achievement,” as C.S. Lewis suggested, my opportunities for achievement are many. Indeed, the only reason that I have an opportunity to share this insight with you today is that I failed at one person’s version of financial advising. Although very real, that person was a mythic amalgamation of Michael Scott, Steve Carell’s legendary manager character on The Office, and Alec Baldwin’s motivational speaker “from the home office” in Glengarry Glen Ross. He’d almost surely dispute the former parallel but take pride in the latter. He was the regional leader of a…
The Republican National Convention in Milwaukee next week could be an “attractive” target for violent extremists or other people looking to sow chaos by disrupting a high-profile political event, according to a threat assessment from federal agencies and the Milwaukee Police Department obtained by CNN. This election season has seen a “resurgence in disruptive tactics targeting election symbols” that are very likely meant to “instill fear and disrupt operations at election-related critical infrastructure facilities,” according to the assessment. The report was prepared by the FBI, US Secret Service, Department of Homeland Security, and Wisconsin state and city law enforcement officials. Homeland Security’s Office…
France was heading towards a hung parliament on Sunday and rocky talks to form a government after an unexpected leftwing victory thwarted Marine Le Pen’s efforts to bring the far right to power.Early projections by pollsters suggested a leftist coalition is on course to win the most seats in the high stakes snap election, a severe blow to Le Pen’s Rassemblement National party, which had seen a parliamentary majority within reach.The outcome, if confirmed, would represent a resounding success for the co-ordinated anti-RN strategy, under which the left and centre tactically withdrew their candidates from run-off ballots. But the result…
Overview Capstone Copper (OTCPK:CSCCF) is a copper mining company with almost all of its revenues coming from copper and very little production of other metals. This makes it rather unique in the market as a pure play copper producer. I covered the company earlier this year. That article can be found here. This is an Americas-focused company with producing operations in the U.S., Mexico, and Chile. Just over half of the production in 2024 is expected to come from Chile and that number is likely to increase further in the future. Figure 1 – Source: Capstone Presentation Capstone has over…
John Deere announced it will lay off about 600 employees across three US factories as the Illinois-based company shifts production to a newly planned facility in Ramos, Mexico. Effective August 30, about 310 employees will be laid off at two Iowa-based plants in Dubuque and Davenport, as well as 280 from a factory in East Moline, Illinois. In total, the three factories have roughly 4,175 production and maintenance employees. The Illinois factory primarily produces harvesting equipment such as combines, while the two Iowa factories manufacture construction and forestry equipment. The decision is the latest in a string of production layoffs…
