Monthly Archives: July 2022

988, the shortened National Suicide Prevention Hotline number, is live

988 is the shortcut for 1-800-273-TALK now, but the old number still works too. Deposit Photos After nearly three years of planning, the shortcut for the National Suicide Prevention Hotline, 988, is going live on every landline, smartphone, and online dial pad in the US. First recommended by the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) and other…

Intel CPUs could get more expensive – so should we worry about Raptor Lake pricing?

Intel could push through some potentially considerable price hikes on processors and some other components, according to a new report. Obviously as with any such speculation, treat it as just that – informed gossip from the grapevine, which in this case comes from three industry executives with direct knowledge of Intel’s purported plans, who Nikkei…

American Airlines passenger filed a 19-page complaint after the airline rebooked his family’s return tickets from a different country, report says

An American Airlines Boeing-777. Getty Images A passenger said American Airlines rebooked his family’s return tickets from a different country. Sam Taussig was intending to fly home from St Vincent but was put on a flight from St Lucia. He eventually found a flight from Barbados and hired a private plane to get there from…

The market is fully pricing in a US recession by the end of the year as hot inflation grips the economy, Deutsche Bank says

Inflationary pressures are increasing expectations of a recession hitting the US economy. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Deutsche Bank says the market is pricing a 100% risk of a US recession by the end of the year.  Futures traders are positioned for a recession to hit the US economy by January 2023.  With inflation rising…

Oil edges higher as report says Biden will depart Saudi Arabia with no announcement on deal to ramp up supply

President Joe Biden motions while boarding Air Force One at Los Angeles International Airport after attending the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, Calif., on June 11, 2022. AP Photo/Evan Vucci Brent crude, the international benchmark, climbed 2% to move above $101 Friday.  Bloomberg reported President Biden is set to leave Saudi Arabia without…