Monthly Archives: August 2022

Amazon is hitting third-party sellers with a first-ever holiday fee hike to offset surging costs

Transforming your supply chain is one way to innovate. Thomas Barwick/Getty Images Amazon is hitting US and Canadian third-party sellers with a holiday fee hike. The fee averages to about 35 cents per item. The e-commerce giant slapped a 5% fuel and inflation on sellers this April. Inflation is alive and well within Amazon’s e-commerce…

Alaska Airlines Visa card review: A great bonus and perks for Alaska flyers, and it’s even worth it even if you don’t fly the airline

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Map shows ‘extreme heat belt’ projected to cover a quarter of the US in 30 years, where temperatures would breach 125 degrees Fahrenheit

The US counties where First Street Foundation expects temperatures to exceed 125 degrees Fahrenheit at least one day in 2053. First Street Foundation An “extreme heat belt” may form in the US by 2053, an analysis from First Street Foundation predicts. The report used satellite data to model heat risk at the property level for…

S&P 500 industrial and consumer stocks face the biggest hit from a pickup in labor costs as the US sees the tightest job market since World War II, Goldman Sachs says

Alistair Berg/Getty Images An acceleration in US wage growth would pressure the earnings of industrial and consumer stocks the most on the S&P 500, says Goldman Sachs.  A rise of 100 basis points in wages would reduce industrials’ per-share earnings by 1.4%.  Rising oil prices would help soften an earnings blow to the energy sector. …

The amount stolen in crypto heists is up 60% this year to $1.9 billion, according to Chainalysis

Cryptocurrency markets have been hit with a wave of selling in recent weeks. agnormark/Getty Images The amount stolen in crypto heists is up 60% this year, according to a report by Chainalysis. Estimates show $1.9 billion was lost to hacks from January to July of this year, up from $1.2 billion last year. That upwards…

Adidas’ new solar headphones can also be charged by your bedroom light

Rain or shine, a new pair of solar-powered wireless headphones by Adidas has you covered. The athletic brand teamed up with Zound Industries to make the Adidas RPT-02 SOL on-ear headphones, which can be charged with either natural or artificial light. We were pleasantly surprised by Adidas’ previously-launched RPT-01, which features 40 hours of wireless…

Best noise-cancelling headphones 2022: Top ANC earbuds and headphones for blocking out external noise

Noise-cancelling has become a must-have feature in any good pair of headphones or earbuds, whether it’s used to isolate listening on a morning commute or drown out the drone of a jet engine. Best wireless earbuds: Get wire-free Bluetooth audio from these top earphones With many more of us now working from home, too, and…