Insider Minnesota is holding primary elections on Tuesday. Polls close at 8 p.m. local time and 9 p.m. ET. Follow along for live results. Congress Half of the North Star State’s eight-member House delegation is running unopposed in Tuesday’s primaries, including Democratic Reps. Angie Craig and Dean Phillips (who is up by 20 points…
Monthly Archives: August 2022
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is due to speak at a European Central Bank event Wednesday. Win McNamee/Getty Images The stock market misread the Federal Reserve’s July FOMC meeting, according to TS Lombard.An interest rate pivot from the Fed is far away from happening and a 75 basis point hike is likely in September.“Inflation is…
Former President Donald Trump Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images A federal court ruled that Congress could obtain Trump’s tax returns. Judge David B. Sentelle ruled that Congress’ request for Trump’s returns was legitimate. The ruling does not mean that the American people will see Trump’s returns. A federal court ruled on Tuesday that…
Russian President Vladimir Putin. Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Image Russia’s current-account surplus hit $167 billion from January to July, helped by strong energy revenues. That’s up from just over $50 billion for the same time a year earlier, according to central bank data. Meanwhile, imports have collapsed as Western governments and companies shun Russia. Russia’s current-account surplus…
A backdoor Roth IRA offers the same flexibility and investment and trading options as a traditional IRA, without having to pay taxes when you withdraw money in retirement. Jose Luis Pelaez/Getty Images A backdoor Roth IRA is a completely legal strategy to avoid the Roth’s income limits. Backdoor Roth IRAs are really just a conversion,…
In a nondescript warehouse outside of Atlanta, nestled among the office parks and chain restaurants that pepper suburban America, AT&T is preparing for catastrophe. This is one of the company’s Network Disaster Recovery (NDR) sites, a place where a volunteer group of AT&T workers can test and train on equipment that can quickly spin up…
Ford will open up orders for the next wave of F-150 Lightning reservation holders this Thursday, but those buying the electric pickup as of this week will need to dig deeper in their pockets. The automaker is bumping up the prices by between $4,200 and $8,900, depending on the trim. It cited “significant material cost…
You no longer have to reach for your Android phone to try Google’s learn-to-read tool. Google has launched a beta web version of Read Along that offers a similar experience on your computer. As before, the virtual helper Diya encourages your kids to read aloud and offers correctional feedback. Children can read at different skill…
It took several months, but you now have access to 1Password’s major updates on your phone. The company has released 1Password 8 for Android and iOS, and many of the desktop version’s features have carried over to mobile. For starters, there’s a new home screen that provides quicker, customized access to frequently-used passwords. There’s also…
Bluetooth audio has revolutionised the headphone game. For us, there’s no going back to untangling cables, we’ve fully embraced the wireless future. This brave new world isn’t hassle-free, however, especially when you’re trying to use your Bluetooth headphones with more than one device. That’s where multipoint comes in, a solution to one of Bluetooth audio’s…