A Dollar Tree store in Urbandale, Iowa. AP Inflation could spark sharp rises in theft, burglary and even murder, a criminologist said. Richard Rosenfeld said high inflation was creating more demand for stolen goods. Retailers fear police are now focusing more on violent crime than on burglary and theft. Soaring inflation threaten to trigger a…
Monthly Archives: July 2022
Average mortgage rates decreased this week, according to Freddie Mac. The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate peaked recently at 5.81%, its highest level since 2008. But for the past couple of weeks, this rate has been trending back down. Rates have climbed up significantly this year and are now over two percentage points higher than…
Companies are investing billions to expand their manufacturing capabilities in the US. Getty Images American companies are moving manufacturing back to the US from Asia. General Motors, GE, Intel and US Steel are among companies opening new factories in America. Companies started reviewing their supply chains following the US-China trade war and pandemic. American manufacturers…
Elon Musk speaks in Austin in April. Suzanne Cordeiro/Getty Images Tesla shares should recover after Elon Musk abandoned his Twitter takeover, analyst Dan Ives said. The car maker has lost about a quarter of its value since Musk launched his bid for Twitter. Investors are likely to remain wary amid the prospect of a legal…
City Boy City Boy is a trending meme on TikTok in 2022. It was so popular that a TikToker, @jlohrenz made a video saying that his entire “For You” page is filled with the meme. The video gained over 7.5 million views and more than 1.5 million likes. The trend mainly showcases videos of men…
Hunting down the best sales on Prime Day is quite literally a full-time job — just ask any of us on the Mashable shopping team. When we’re not camping out on Amazon‘s event page in hopes of catching limited-availability Lightning Deals, which often sell out in minutes, we’ll be spending July 12 and 13 sifting through…
TL;DR: As of July 9, you can get a 5-in-1 MagSafe Wireless & Wired Charging Station for just $54.95 instead of $79 — that’s a discount of 31%. If you’re tired of dealing with a tangle of cords every time you want to charge a few devices next to each other, just skip the cables….
TL;DR: Through July 14, you can get an Allergy Test My Pet Kit for just $59.99 instead of $107.99 — that’s a 44% discount. Like humans, animals can have allergies too. Also like humans, those allergies can be to totally innocuous things, including common ingredients in pet food or household cleaners. So if it seems…
TL;DR: Through July 14, you can get a Kiru Knife™ Kitchen Master 8″ Chef Knife for just $69.99 instead of $156 — that’s a discount of 55%. A good chef knife won’t magically make you a Michelin-star chef, but it could make working around the kitchen easier, safer, and even more fun. It’s no secret…
TL;DR: As of July 9, you can get a Matt’s Flights Premium Plan for just $29.99 instead of $97 — that’s a discount of 69%. Making travel plans doesn’t actually have to be miserable. It doesn’t even have to be hard. With the help of a travel planner subscription, you can get deals on flights…