Mortgage rates are no longer spiking, though they remain elevated. Rates started rising last week in anticipation of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s Aug. 26 speech in Jackson Hole. The Fed has been raising the federal funds rate to try to slow inflation, and there are signs that its efforts are working. But even as…
Monthly Archives: August 2022
The sea of unclaimed luggage at Rome Airport. Courtesy of Lisa Khan Airlines have lost thousands of bags this summer, forcing passengers to spend their vacations empty-handed. Department of Transportation data shows which airlines are most and least likely to mishandle luggage. American Airlines and Republic Airways have had the worst performance so far this…
Welcome to your hump day market update, readers. I’m Phil Rosen. It’s good to see you here. Since Mr. Powell’s Jackson Hole speech, stocks have tumbled as investors gear up for more steep rate hikes. But one Wall Street firm says markets aren’t down and out just yet, even as a historically dead-on bad-news signal…
Nintendo and Cygames have announcedDragalia Lost’s exact end-of-service date: November 30th, at 1AM Eastern time. The companies started winding down the gacha fantasy RPG back in March and released its last major update by the end of that month. In July, they wrapped up the game’s main story with the intention of shutting down its…
Philips has started things off nicely at IFA 2022 in Berlin with the launch of a range of new Ambilight TVs, including OLED+ and Mini LED options, fleshing out its range of flagship models. Philips 4K HDR TV choices compared: OLED 807, OLED+ 986, 936, MiniLED 9636 and more The range is led by the…
TP Vision announced a number of products during technology show IFA, including two OLED TVs, four soundbars, three pairs of headphones and the Fidelio FS1 speaker. The Fidelio FS1 speaker joins the recently launched FB1 soundbar and FW1 subwoofer, bringing a similar design, choice of materials and easy installation. Within its premium compact finish, there’s…
New details have emerged about the combat in God of War Ragnarök, including how Kratos can “play with this food”. The information comes from an interview with lead combat designers Mihir Sheth and Denny Yeh by Game Informer. In Ragnarök, players will have more options than ever to dish out damage to enemies, controlling both…
The video game acquisitions continue: this time it’s French developer Quantic Dream, which has been bought by Chinese game company NetEase. NetEase, which publishes Blizzard’s mobile game Diablo Immortal, said it had acquired the studio behind Detroit: Become Human, Heavy Rain and Beyond: Two Souls without disclosing a fee. NetEase originally acquired a minority stake…
Xbox will be returning digitally to the Tokyo Game Show 2022. Its livestream will take place on 15th September (9am UK time), curated for players in Japan and Asia. The stream will include updates on existing games from Xbox Game Studios, plus games from third party developers. Read more /format/jpg/quality/80/TGS-22-KV-16×9-V6-e70db1f620efe14968d0.jpg” title=”Xbox will return to the…
Philips is announcing its latest TV sets in Berlin, and at its press conference, the company revealed two new OLED+ TVs alongside a new Mini-LED effort. The OLED+937 is Philips’s flagship Ambilight TV in its 2022 range, featuring improvements in both picture and sound over the outgoing OLED+936. This includes the panel featuring the latest…