Rapid test device for COVID-19. Massimiliano Finzi/Getty Images Comparing current COVID-19 data like positivity rate to prior waves in the pandemic is now “meaningless,” experts said. The widespread use of rapid at-home testing has skewed the data, public health researchers said. It’s “not useful to make comparisons to prior points in the pandemic,” a public…
Monthly Archives: July 2022
The principal value of Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities is adjusted in tandem with the Consumer Price Index (CPI). nortonrsx/Getty Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) are issued by the US government. The principal value of TIPS is linked to the Consumer Price Index (CPI). TIPS can be a good hedge against inflation, but there are downsides to consider. …
Americans have plenty of savings and should keep spending, JPMorgan Asset Management has said. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images On Tuesday, a closely watched recession indicator gave its strongest signal since 2007. An inverted yield curve between the 2 and 10 year Treasury notes has preceded recessions in 1990, 2001, and 2008. Fed Chair Jerome Powell has…
It may be Prime Day, but that doesn’t mean you can only save some money if you shop at Amazon. For the past few years, other retailers have used Prime Day as a catalyst for their own sales events. That’s good news for all of us because it means that you don’t have to be…
NASA has unveiled the first batch of full-color images that the James Webb Space Telescope has sent back to Earth. NASA, the European Space Agency, Canadian Space Agency and the Space Telescope Science Institute determined the initial targets to show off the JWST’s capabilities. They include the Carina Nebula, Southern Ring, SMACS 0723, WASP-96b and…
Nothing, the company from the former co-founder of OnePlus, is finally ready to reveal its first smart device, and it’s an ambitious one. It’s trying to break into the increasingly samey world of phones. And nothing looks quite like the Nothing Phone 1. You’ll either love or hate how the Phone 1 looks. Regardless of…
Even though there’s already been one major Kirby game this year, Nintendo’s lovable pink puffball is making a second appearance sometime later this summer in Kirby’s Dream Buffet. While Nintendo’s official description is a bit sparse, Kirby’s next adventure is billed as a four-player party game that will see gamers “roll through a smorgasbord of…
The latest portable drive to be added to Samsung’s T7 family is cheaper than ever for Amazon Prime Day. The new T7 Shield in 1TB is down to a new record low of $100, which is $60 off its normal price. The 2TB model is $90 off and down to only $200, too. This SSD…
The Amazon Echo has gone through some changes since its inception. With the first iteration, we were treated to a tall, plastic cylinder. Then came the fabric cylinder in the second generation, followed by the better-looking, smaller fabric cylinder in the third model. In 2020, however, we got the fourth edition of the Amazon Echo…
If you’re looking to improve the quality of your voice capture for streaming, podcasting or just gaming with your friends then there’s good news! One of the best USB microphones we’ve tested has a hefty discount for Amazon Prime Day. The HyperX QuadCast S is a USB microphone that’s bristling with features and decent specifications…