Monthly Archives: August 2022

7 ways to troubleshoot when the ‘Getting Windows ready’ screen is stuck on your PC

Maskot/Getty Images Windows may sometimes get stuck on the “Getting Windows ready” screen while trying to install an update or start Windows.  If you’re stuck on the Windows Getting ready screen, give it plenty of time — as much as three hours — before trying other troubleshooting steps.  Here are the top seven ways to…

Book value is a financial measure of a company, and a tool that helps investors tell if its stock is a bargain

Investors looking for low-priced but fundamentally sound stocks use a company’s book value to see if its shares are fairly priced. pixelfit/Getty Images The book value of a company is the total worth of all its assets minus all its liabilities.Investors compare a company’s book value to its stock price, to judge if shares are…

Dow plunges more than 600 points as US stocks suffer their biggest drop since June ahead of Fed conference

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Spencer Platt/Getty Images US stocks suffered their worst tumble in two months with the Dow sinking more than 600 points.  Investors are eyeing Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s comments at the Jackson Hole conference on Monday.  The euro dipped below parity with the dollar…

Powell has the chance to resolve the disconnect between the Fed and markets this week, and the US can avoid a downturn with the right policy moves, Mohamed El-Erian says

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Win McNamee/Getty Images Fed Chairman Jerome Powell has the chance to fix the disconnect between the markets and the Fed, Mohamed El-Erian told CNBC.  Forward guidance “has really been discredited under this Fed,” according to Allianz’s chief economic adviser.  Global markets will be watching Powell’s Jackson Hole speech set for…

The 21 most popular free online courses from top universities like Harvard and Stanford

When you buy through our links, Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more. Top universities like Harvard, Yale, MIT, and Stanford offer free online courses taught by their staff. Rachel Mendelson/Insider Some of the best colleges in the world have free online courses on edX, Coursera, and FutureLearn. Below, you can find the most…

How to use voicemail transcription on your iPhone, so you can read voicemails instead of listening to them

Voicemail transcription on your iPhone is turned on automatically if your carrier features it. DenPhotos/Shutterstock Visual voicemail is a feature that transcribes voicemail messages on your iPhone. If your carrier offers visual voicemail on iPhone, it’s automatically turned on.  To transcribe a voicemail on your iPhone, simply tap on the voicemail to see the text….