Monthly Archives: July 2022

US stocks dive as bond yields flash recession warning and investors brace for inflation reading

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Spencer Platt/Getty Images US stocks finished lower after a late-session dive as investors weighed new recession warnings. The spread between the yields on the 10-year and 2-year Treasurys inverted to their deepest point since 2007. Oil prices sank, with Brent crude following West…

Gas prices are weighing on drivers and the EIA now expects demand to drop as Americans change their driving habits

A gas station near San Francisco in May. Phil Rosen/Insider The EIA predicts gasoline demand in the US to hit 9.07 million per day in July, 2.2% lower than last month’s forecast.  Retail gas prices have dropped for several weeks, but they remain almost 50% higher than a year ago.  The average price for a…

All the best Prime Day mattress deals, including hundreds of dollars 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 live now and run through July 13 at 11:59 p.m. PT, with some deals continuing beyond…

Former Twitter employee feared ‘people were going to die’ on January 6

Pro-Trump protesters gather in front of the U.S. Capitol Building on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. Jon Cherry/Getty Images A former Twitter employee testified to the January 6 committee about Trump’s impact on the platform. The employee described being on “pins and needles” ahead of the January 6 insurrection. The employee worried “people were…

Cassidy Hutchinson began her career as an intern for Ted Cruz. He says he didn’t watch her testimony before the Jan. 6 committee ‘circus.’

Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas and Cassidy Hutchinson, a former Trump White House official. Bill Clark and Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images Cassidy Hutchinson, the Trump aide who testified at a recent January 6 hearing, was once an intern for Ted Cruz. Cruz confirmed that Hutchinson was one of his Senate interns but…

Photo shows Mark Meadows escorting Rudy Giuliani from the White House following ‘UNHINGED’ West Wing meeting about 2020 election results

A photo that Cassidy Hutchinson took of Mark Meadows leading Rudy Giuliani away from the Oval Office. Courtesy of CSPAN The January 6 panel on Tuesday shared a photo of Mark Meadows leading Rudy Giuliani away from the Oval Office. Former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson took the photo after an ‘unhinged’ December 2020 meeting….

Ivanka Trump’s chief of staff contradicted the former first daughter’s January 6 testimony in latest hearing

Former White House Senior Adviser Ivanka Trump is seen on a video display during the seventh hearing held by the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the US Capitol on July 12, 2022. Sarah Silbiger-Pool/Getty Images Ivanka Trump’s former chief of staff contradicted a piece of the former first daughter’s January 6…

The best Prime Day Instant Pot deals include 30% off several models that aced our testing

When you buy through our links, Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more. onurdongel/Getty Images Instant Pots make cooking at home so much easier. With Prime Day 2022‘s outstanding Instant Pot deals going on until midnight PT on Wednesday, July 13, now’s the perfect time to snag one of these incredibly useful appliances.  One…