Monthly Archives: August 2022

‘Never Have I Ever’ grows up with extreme focus on romance in Season 3

Mindy Kaling and Lang Fisher’s teen rom-com Never Have I Ever is back for Season 3, and this time, the Netflix show begins triumphantly: after two seasons of heartbreak and romantic mishaps, Devi Vishwakumar (Maitreyi Ramakrishnan) is finally with the (one of the) boy(s) of her dreams. Following the show’s sophomore season, where a lot…

US stock futures rise as investors wait for key inflation data, after tech stocks miss earnings targets

Stock markets were quiet Wednesday as investors waited on July’s CPI number. Spencer Platt/Getty Images US stock futures rose Wednesday as investors waited for the key July print of the US consumer price index. The CPI data is expected to show a drop in headline inflation, but the core reading may be more closely watched….

FBI searched Mar-a-Lago because officials suspected Trump never gave back some material sought by the National Archives: report

Police outside Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate on August 8, 2022, in Palm Beach, Florida. AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee FBI agents raided Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home on Monday, sparking a furious response. The Washington Post reported that the FBI moved because it believed Trump withheld documents. Trump gave 15 boxes of documents to the National Archives this year,…

Today’s mortgage and refinance rates: August 10, 2022 | Rates up slightly this week

Average 30-year fixed mortgage rates are slightly elevated compared to last week, though they’ve inched back down somewhat over the past couple of days.  Rates have been volatile as investors balance record levels of inflation with the growing risk of a recession. The Federal Reserve has been raising the federal funds rate to slow the…

Google just put Apple on blast over its messaging: ‘It’s time for Apple to fix texting.’

Hi. I’m Jordan Parker Erb, and I’m an Apple person. Both my work and personal lives exist within the confines of the Apple ecosystem, and as any Apple person knows, texting with a Google person can get… difficult. Group chats are wonky. You can’t tell if someone has ghosted you, because there are no typing…

US gas prices have dropped below $4 a gallon for the first time since March, GasBuddy says

Gas prices have surged this year as oil prices have risen roughly 50%. Gary Coronado/Getty Images Average US gas prices have fallen below $4 a gallon for the first time since March, according to GasBuddy. Falling oil prices, driven by recession fears, strategic releases, and lower demand, have caused the drop. However, prices could soon…

SpaceX successfully completes static fire test of Starship’s Super Heavy booster

SpaceX has cleared an important hurdle that brings it closer to the Starship system’s first orbital flight test. The company has successfully completed a static fire test of the Super Heavy’s current prototype, the Booster 7, a month after its previous attempt ended up in in flames. SpaceX used the Booster 7 for this test…