Monthly Archives: August 2022

I’m a travel agent who used to have to convince people they needed me. Here’s why I don’t have to anymore

Travel agent Jason Poole, of Nashville, Tenn., seen here on the Celebrity Beyond cruise ship, works to cultivate clients based on his cruise and other travel expertise. Jason Poole Jason Poole is a Nashville, Tenn.-based travel agent, who specializes in cruises and European travel. I don’t charge my client fees to work with me. I’m…

THE DIGITAL HEALTH ECOSYSTEM: The most important players, tech, and trends propelling the digital transformation of the $3.7 trillion healthcare industry

Business Insider Intelligence This is a preview of a research report from Business Insider Intelligence,  Business Insider’s premium research service. Current subscribers can read the report here. Until now, healthcare was the only remaining industry that had yet to feel the rapid impact of digitization endured by retail, banking, and media. But consumer adoption of…

Since Roe v. Wade was overturned, I’ve been saving an extra $50 a month — just in case

Jen Glantz. Jen Glantz When Roe v. Wade was overturned, it made abortion more difficult for Americans to access. I started thinking about all of the other products and services that could become more expensive and difficult, too. Now, I set aside money each month knowing I might need it to maintain my reproductive health….

Air Canada rebooked two children and their mother on different planes after canceling their flight

Air Canada planes at Toronto airport. Steve Russell/Getty Images Air Canada canceled a flight and then put two children and their mother on different planes. Their father said the airline then put them on a flight that did not exist. He said there was no excuse for putting two children on a different flight to…

July retail sales is the next big economic data point and a beat could calm recession fears but hurt stocks as the Fed pushes forward on its hawkish path

Tourists carrying shopping bags walk through Times Square on August 10, 2021 in New York City. Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images July retail sales are the next big macro data point for the stock market to watch.  A retail sales beat could spur the Fed’s hawkishness, putting pressure on the recent rally in stocks. Retail heavyweights Target…

Synagogue of Jewish judge who signed off FBI search warrant into Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home cancels Sabbath service following antisemitic abuse

A screenshot of a Facebook Live of the Friday night Shabbat service at Temple Beth David, showing an empty bimah — the raised platform on which the Torah is usually read. Temple Beth David/Facebook Judge Bruce Reinhart is the magistrate who approved the FBI search warrant into Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home. Reinhart, who is Jewish, has…

Student-loan payments are set to restart in less than 3 weeks. It’s the closest Biden has ever been to the deadline without giving borrowers an update.

President Joe Biden seen at the White House in Washington, DC, on May 30, 2022. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts Student-loan payments are set to resume after August 31. With less than 3 weeks to go, Biden has still not indicated whether that date will be pushed back. It’s the closest borrowers have ever been to resuming payments…

Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands’ Shattering Spectreglass DLC “expands the endgame experience”

Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands’ fourth DLC chapter, Shattering Spectreglass, is out now, “expanding the endgame experience” with a new class, better character creation options, a new boss, and “incredible loot”. Available for no extra cost for those who already own the season pass – and to buy separately for those who don’t – Shattering Spectreglass ushers…