Monthly Archives: July 2022

The 14 best Prime Day deals on tablets, including Amazon Fire models for as low as $45

When you buy through our links, Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more. Isabel Fernandez Pujol/BI Photo Amazon Prime Day continues with thousands of deals pouring in. Tablets from all different brands, including Amazon, Samsung, and Apple, are on sale right now, with budget options as low as $45. To take advantage of the…

Crypto lender Celsius is ‘deeply insolvent’ and does not have the ability to meet obligations to creditors or account holders, state regulator warns

Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile for Web Summit via Getty Images Vermont regulators warned this week that crypto firm Celsius is “deeply insolvent”.  The crypto lender is being investigated by multiple state authorities after halting customer withdrawals in June. A statement yesterday warned investors to “proceed with caution” and avoid making additional payments. Celsius Network, the crypto…

Missouri Senate candidate Lucas Kunce said Democrats must deliver on abortion rights instead of continuing to treat it only as a campaign issue

Democrat Lucas Kunce, a Marine veteran and antitrust advocate, is running for US Senate in Missouri. Courtesy Lucas Kunce campaign Missouri was the first state to ban abortions after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.  Democratic US Senate candidate Lucas Kunce said Democrats must abolish the filibuster. He said Democrats were too focused on…

Obama scolded former White House physician Ronny Jackson for ‘cheap shot’ tweet about Biden’s cognitive health: report

Former President Barack Obama. PHILIP DAVALI/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images Republican Rep. Ronny Jackson of Texas revealed an email former President Obama sent him in 2020. Jackson served as the White House physician for both Obama and Trump. He mentions Obama’s letter in a forthcoming book, Fox News reported Wednesday.  Former President Barack Obama admonished…

Student loan borrowers want to meet with Biden face-to-face as he nears a decision on broad debt forgiveness: ‘Forty-five million Americans deserve a seat at the table’

U.S. President Joe Biden at a meeting in the Oval Office at the White House on January 31, 2022 in Washington, DC. Tom Brenner-Pool/New York Times/Getty Images Over 55,000 people signed a petition urging President Biden to meet with student-loan borrowers. Biden is expected to make an announcement on broad debt cancellation this summer. Advocates…

Some House Democrats threaten to revolt against a Manchin-approved spending plan if a tax cut for the rich isn’t included

Democratic Rep. Josh Gottheimer of New Jersey outside the Capitol on October 21, 2021. Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Rep. Josh Gottheimer is leading a group of Democrats who want to include a tax cut in any spending deal. But Manchin doesn’t seem inclined to bring back a tax break for high-income residents…

Fighting our plastic problem: Bans and recycling mandates gain steam in the US and abroad

Workers removed garbage from Brazil’s Negro River in June following rains that raised water levels. Some governments are implementing laws tackling plastic pollution. Edmar Barros/Associated Press A few states and some countries are passing laws to combat plastic waste. California is the fourth US state that will make companies pay for packaging waste. Canada and…

Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus card review: Earn 50,000 points with a low annual fee and get closer to the Southwest Companion Pass

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US recession will come this year as ‘inflation tax’ weighs on consumers and the Fed stays aggressive, BofA says

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. Win McNamee/Getty Images A US recession will hit in the second half of 2022, Bank of America predicted in a Wednesday note. The Fed’s pandemic stimulus is starting to fade, and an “inflation tax” is weakening the spending power of Americans, analysts said. The report comes as accelerating consumer prices…

Chase offers 5 Southwest credit cards — and all of them earn points that count toward the Southwest Companion Pass

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