Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio. Drew Angerer/Getty Images The White House called out GOP lawmakers who criticized student-loan relief, but got PPP loans forgiven. GOP Sen. Marco Rubio called it a “lame” argument, and said the two policies shouldn’t be equated. This came after Biden announced up to $20,000 in federal student-loan forgiveness. President Joe…
Monthly Archives: August 2022
Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) in Washington, U.S., July 27, 2022. Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters Cooling sky-high inflation will “bring some pain” to firms and households, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said. Failing to slow the price surge, however, “would mean…
Variable annuities are insurance contracts that provide a guaranteed income stream, but at a fluctuating rate. Jose Luis Pelaez Inc/Getty Images With variable annuities, you invest a sum that’s returned with interest in periodic payments.Unlike traditional annuities, variable annuities earn and pay a fluctuating rate, based on investments you select.Variable annuities can offer bigger returns,…
Former White House strategist Steve Bannon, accompanied by his attorney M. Evan Corcoran, right, depart federal court on July 22, 2022, in Washington. AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana Bill Barr says no one but Steve Bannon knew of Trump’s plans to stay in office in 2020. “I don’t know anyone else who heard of it —…
Alan Joyce said staff absences related to Covid-19 were behind Qantas’ operational problems. James D. Morgan / Contributor / Getty Qantas received 25,000 applications for 2,500 recently advertised jobs, its CEO told CNBC. According to Alan Joyce, Qantas is one of the best employers in Australia. Joyce also highlighted the role that staff sickness had…
A blockbuster court case centering on who had access to a celebrity’s Instagram Stories will be the subject of a new documentary on Disney+. Wagatha Christie will tell the story of broadcaster Coleen Rooney, who is married to former Manchester United and England football superstar (and current DC United coach) Wayne Rooney. After stories about…
This week, Cherlynn is joined by UK Bureau Chief Mat Smith to discuss what they expect Apple to announce at its upcoming event on September 7th. Besides new iPhones and Watches, what might the company launch? Our hosts are also joined by senior reporter Jess Conditt to go over the highlights from Gamescom, including Sony’s…
Released a few years after Super Nintendo, Super Mario Kart was an odd proposition: Nintendo mascot Mario, his brother, friends and enemies get in go-carts, racing around flat, pseudo-3D tracks based on some very familiar Mario worlds. The weapons included turtle shells, fire flowers and, er, bananas. They’re all linchpins of the Mario Kart experience…
It might be obvious to anyone who’s watched the first episode, but the Game of Thrones prequel, House of the Dragon, has proved a huge hit. Viewing figures and scores on television rating sites have been very positive and now we have confirmation that it has been renewed for a second season. Based on George…
Google Duo is supposed to be gone. We said as much two weeks ago when Google updated the app with a name change to “Meet.” This marked the conclusion of the unfortunate retirement of our favorite video chatting app and its re-brand as Google’s other, more professional meeting app. And then yesterday something weird happened….