Monthly Archives: July 2022

How to know if you should keep your money in a bank if you’re worried about a recession

Savings accounts, checking accounts, CDs, and money market accounts are all federally insured deposit accounts. fizkes/Getty Images Banking regulation has changed over the last 100 years to provide more protection to consumers. You can keep money in a bank account during a recession and it will be safe through FDIC insurance. Up to $250,000 is…

26 Prime Day back-to-school deals you can still shop, including 71% off markers, backpacks, calculators, and more

When you buy through our links, Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more. Amazon/Insider Today is the last day of Amazon Prime Day and there are still plenty of back-to-school discounts to snag before time runs out. If you know your kids will inevitably need six spiral notebooks, a new (and less grimy) lunchbox,…

Prime Day is the perfect excuse to upgrade your WFH office setup — here’s what we’re buying

When you buy through our links, Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more. LeoPatrizi/Getty Images With Amazon Prime Day winding down, and rival sales like Best Buy’s ‘Black Friday in July’ underway, right about now is a great time to pick up some upgrades to improve your work-from-home setup.  We’re seeing a large number of…

Ukraine breaks diplomatic relations with North Korea after it recognizes independence of Kremlin-backed separatist regions

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy; North Korean leader Kim Jong Un AP Photo/Andrew Kravchenko; Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP Ukraine said on Wednesday that it officially broke diplomatic relations with North Korea. North Korea earlier recognized independence of Moscow-backed separatist regions in eastern Ukraine. Ukraine’s foreign ministry said the move carries no legal…

17 Amazon Prime Day deals our editors are buying for themselves — after sorting through deals for several days straight

When you buy through our links, Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more. Ellen Hoffman/Insider, Amazon Over Prime Day, our team of expert product testers and editors has been online 24/7, sharing the very best deals and discounts we’ve found. We’re checking deal histories, making sure the current deals are actually better than usual,…

2 helicopter gunships donated by the Czech Republic are now in Ukraine

A Ukrainian Air Force Mi-24 helicopter during an exercise near the southern city of Mykolayiv, September 22, 2006. GENYA SAVILOV/AFP via Getty Images Two Czech Mi-24 helicopters have been spotted with their original camo and markings replaced by Ukrainian flags. The US secretary of defense said in May that the Czech Republic had donated an…

Prime Day 2022 mattress deals are only available for a few more hours — get up to $700 off Purple, Casper, and Sleep Number

When you buy through our links, Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more. Leesa/Insider With its large selection of can’t-miss deals, Amazon Prime Day 2022 is the perfect time to buy a mattress online. Prime Day deals are only available for a few more hours, running through tonight at 11:59 p.m. PT, with some…