Republican US Senate candidate Mehmet Oz speaks at a rally in support of his campaign at the Westmoreland County Fairgrounds on May 6, 2022 in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. Jeff Swensen/Getty Images Criticizing China has been a cornerstone of Oz’s US Senate campaign in Pennsylvania. But Oz once embraced doing business with — and “bringing joy” to…
Monthly Archives: August 2022
BeReal social media app screenshots Apple App Store The “anti-social media” app BeReal has risen to the top of app store rankings this summer. It gives users 2 minutes a day to post candid photos — no filters allowed and limited retakes. Now, Instagram is internally testing out a similar feature called “IG Candid,” Meta…
President Joe Biden listens as he meets virtually with Chinese leader Xi Jinping from the Roosevelt Room of the White House on November 15, 2021. AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File The Biden administration is reportedly gearing up to cancel $10,000 in student debt for some borrowers. The announcement, targeted at borrowers making under $125,000, could come…
Parties to the Iran nuclear deal meet in Vienna, December 17, 2021. EU Vienna Delegation/Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Crude oil prices added to gains on Tuesday as OPEC+ reportedly contemplates output cuts. Sources told Reuters that reductions could coincide with a return of Iranian oil supplies if its nuclear deal is revived. On Monday,…
US natural gas exports to Europe have surged. LOIC VENANCE/Getty Images Electricity generated from natural gas hit an all-time high in the US last month despite soaring prices. High usage is expected to exacerbate energy shortages, as natural gas inventories run low. The EU has been particularly impacted, and plans on cutting its natural gas…
Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images; MARCO BELLO/AFP via Getty Images; Insider Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin and bitcoin believer Jack Dorsey don’t always see eye to eye. They’ve publicly denounced each other’s favorite decentralized finance protocol for months. Dorsey has called ethereum projects as having “points of failure” and Buterin knocked Dorsey’s bitcoin project, TBD. Jack Dorsey and…
“House of the Dragon.” HBO “House of the Dragon” drew nearly 10 million viewers on Sunday, the biggest HBO premiere ever. It shows that there’s still substantial interest in the “Game of Thrones” franchise. “Game of Thrones” ended three years ago with a divisive finale, but remains massively popular. The “Game of Thrones” prequel “House…
This is a preview of a research report from Business Insider Intelligence, Business Insider’s premium research service. To learn more about Business Insider Intelligence, click here. Business Insider Intelligence Digital disruption is rocking the healthcare industry, and key stakeholders — payers, providers, manufacturers, and medical supplies distributors — are all feeling its effects differently. Until…
Leslie Grace as Batgirl. Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Discovery recently canceled the release of the “Batgirl” movie. Co-director Bilall Fallah said that he “wanted to break stuff, cry, even laugh” when he heard. The movie was scrapped as part of Warner Bros. Discovery’s overhaul of the company’s strategy. When Warner Bros. Discovery shelved its “Batgirl”…
Spencer Platt/Getty Images The 10-year Treasury yield has climbed back above 3%, a level of pain for US stocks during 2022. The S&P 500 twice this year dropped for weeks after the bond yield surpassed 3%, said Bespoke Investment Group on Tuesday. “You can’t fault equity investors for being uneasy given the moves we have…