Elon Musk. Andrew Kelly/Reuters Elon Musk is trying to walk away from his bid to buy Twitter for $44 billion. Musk started tweeting about the news over the weekend, posting memes about it. Twitter said it plans to take Musk to court to force him to close the deal at the agreed price. Elon Musk…
Monthly Archives: July 2022
Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Spencer Platt/Getty Images US futures took a tumble Monday as investors prepared for inflation data for June due later this week. In energy, Russia cut off natural gas supply, rattling markets over the threat of recession. Asian markets also kicked off the week on…
Former President Donald Trump. Seth Herald/Getty Images Trump said “life begins at 80” amid ongoing concerns that Biden’s age will turn off 2024 voters. Trump, who is 76, said many people in their 80s and 90s are sharp but claimed Biden “is not one of them.” The comments come after a NYT report said aides worry…
Mortgage rates were relatively volatile last month, but have calmed in recent weeks. Last week, the average 30-year fixed rate dropped to 5.3%, according to Freddie Mac. On Wednesday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics will release its monthly Consumer Price Index report for June. This report is a closely-watched gauge of inflation, and will help…
Packs of Lurpak Lighter were plastered with security stickers at a Tesco store between Shoreditch and Bethnal Green. Grace Dean/Insider A Tesco store is putting security stickers on blocks of cheese and butter that cost less than $5. Other Tesco stores in London that Insider visited didn’t have stickers on the products. Various British grocers…
Aside from Black Friday, Amazon Prime Day is the best time of year to pick up an Echo device since most of them are deeply discounted. Amazon didn’t disappoint this year — all of its Echo Show smart displays are on sale for Prime Day, key among them being the Echo Show 8 for $75….
Apple is expected to announce the iPhone 14 series in September and a recent report has suggested the date the event may take place. According to a tweet from tipster iHacktu ileaks, the iPhone 14 event will take place on 13 September 2022, which follows the previous release pattern for the iPhone models (except the…
Many Tory MPs and cabinet ministers (current and former) have thrown their hats into the ring in the race to be the next leader of the Conservative Party and, therefore, the UK’s Prime Minister. The process to replace Boris Johnson as leader and PM has started and could take until early October. There will likely…
Ubisoft has warned that Assassin’s Creed Liberation HD “will not be accessible” from 1st September onwards. The game is now no longer available to purchase “at the request of the publisher”, a warning notice on the game’s Steam page states. Silent Hunter 5, a submarine combat sim from Ubisoft, also has the same warning messages….
We wanted her to step on us. Now we can step on her. PureArts is releasing a 1/4 scale statue of Resident Evil Village’s Lady Dimitrescu, priced at over £1200. Unfortunately, this exclusive statue has already sold out, but you can still join the waiting list. Read more /format/jpg/quality/80/lady-dimitrescu-statue.png” title=”Step on this 1/4 scale statue…