More online banks are raising interest rates on CDs. First Internet Bank of Indiana, for example, now pays First Internet Bank of Indiana Certificate of Deposit depending on the term. Our best CDs guide can be a great resource for learning about CDs. But if you prioritize finding a competitive CD rate above all else,…
Monthly Archives: July 2022
YouTube deleted popular streams from “Lofi Girl” but promised to restore them within 48 hours. Screenshot via YouTube Popular YouTube streams run by Lofi Girl were wrongly deleted by the platform due to fake copyright strikes. The company in a tweet apologized and promised to restore the streams. The account had also been improperly removed…
Grocery shopping in Rosemead, California on April 21. Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images US stocks closed lower to start the week, losing steam after last week’s modest rally. A wave of companies will kick off quarterly earnings season starting this week. Investors are nervously awaiting the release of June’s CPI data, set to be published on…
The author, Leo Aquino Leo Aquino/Jia Nocon I’ve tried every side hustle under the sun, from dog-sitting to working at a sewing factory. Three side hustles everyone told me to try actually sucked. I lost money driving for Instacart, and working at a cookie shop put my health at risk during the pandemic. I’ve tried…
President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at Akasaka Palace, Monday, May 23, 2022, in Tokyo. AP Photo/Evan Vucci Biden’s Education Department unveiled proposals to reform student debt relief for those defrauded. It plans to broaden the types of school misconduct that make students eligible for debt relief….
Voyager filed for bankruptcy on July 6. Justin Sullivan/Staff/Getty Images I bought tens of thousands of dollars of USDC, a stablecoin, through Voyager, which promised 9% APY. The company filed for bankruptcy last week and suspended withdrawals on its platform. Voyager claimed users’ funds were FDIC-insured, but they weren’t, and now my money may be…
Photo by Bob Riha/WireImage Travelers on an American Airlines flight were asked to deplane after boarding because their pilots went off-duty. A passenger told Insider that American did not provide compensation for the lengthy delay. Here’s what travelers should know and do when they are asked to deplane a flight. The summer travel season is…
Twitter is opening its conversation-leaving feature to everyone. Now, all Twitter users will be able to use the service’s “unmention” feature, the company announced. Twitter describes “unmention” as the ability to leave an unwanted conversation on the platform. When used, it unlinks the user’s handle from the Twitter thread, so they will no longer be…
In 2020, the Wikipedia community was engulfed in scandal when it came out that a US teen had written 27,000 entries in a language they didn’t speak. The episode was a reminder that the online encyclopedia is not a perfect source of information. Sometimes people will attempt to edit Wikipedia entries out of malice, but…
Electric truck maker Rivian is reportedly planning to lay off hundreds of workers. While the company hasn’t made a firm decision on mass job cuts, according to Bloomberg, it may shed around five percent of the workforce. With a headcount of more than 14,000, that equates to around 700 employees. Layoffs may be announced in…