Monthly Archives: August 2022

I do customer service at Southwest. I just want to help, but sometimes people get so mad police have to step in.

“All I want customers to remember is that we’re not robots; we’re regular people,” a customer-service rep who’s worked for Southwest since 2008 said. Jonathan Weiss/Shutterstock A 47-year-old customer-service representative for Southwest Airlines says it’s been a challenge. They’ve worked there since 2008 and the airline pays them $30 an hour. This is what it’s…

Trump-endorsed candidate shared extremist social media posts on stockpiling ammunition and conspiracy theories: CNN

Arizona state representative Mark Finchem (R-AZ) speaks at a rally in Iowa State Fairgrounds, in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S., October 9, 2021. Rachel Mummey/REUTERS CNN found previously unreported extremist social media posts shared by Mark Finchem. Among the posts is a photo he shared of ammunition stockpile with the message “you need to be prepared.”…

Germany inks deal with natural gas suppliers to keep terminals stocked through the winter as Europe prepares for deeper cuts to energy supplies

An Israeli gas platform is seen in the Mediterranean sea Thomson Reuters Germany has inked a deal with natural gas suppliers to keep two terminals stocked through the winter. It gives the country a buffer as Europe prepares for a winter with deep cuts to Russian energy flows.  Germany has called supply cuts by Russia…

The stock market hit a bottom in June but it will drop again if the Fed hikes rates to 4% or beyond, says Wharton Professor Jeremy Siegel

Jeremy Siegel, professor of finance at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Scott Mlyn/CNBC/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images US stocks bottomed in June but the market could drop again if the Fed remains overly aggressive, Jeremy Siegel said Tuesday.  The fed funds rate is already above a neutral level at a range…

Gen Z workers have new ideas of what they want from their early careers — and the old guard keeps showing it doesn’t understand

Carol Yepes/Getty Images The old guard of bosses and leaders think that young workers should be in the office, and that they expect too much. But Gen Z has crafted their approach to work in response to pandemic-era conditions. In a fraught environment, Gen Zers want a say over their work, and they’re getting it….

Logitech MX Mechanical Keyboard review: A productivity booster aimed at the office crowd

When you buy through our links, Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more. The MX Mechanical keyboard is available in two sizes with three switch types. Michael Nolledo/Insider Logitech’s MX Mechanical keyboard is a wireless mechanical keyboard designed primarily for office use.  The keyboard is comfortable to type on for long periods, and can…

Bitcoin halving is how the supply of the world’s largest cryptocurrency is controlled

The rate at which new bitcoins enter circulation is reduced by half about every four years. eclipse_images/Getty Bitcoin halving is when the reward for mining bitcoins is cut in half.At the current rate that bitcoins are being produced, halvings happen about every four years.Bitcoin halving is part of a system designed to cap the total…

US Air Force test-fires long-range missile in show of nuclear readiness

An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, United States during an operational test at 12:03 a.m., PDT, in this April 26, 2017 handout photo. Michael Peterson/USAF/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS The US Air Force test-fired an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile on Tuesday.  The missile, which is capable of…