Monthly Archives: September 2022

59 gifts for college students that will help them manage dorm life, midterms, and adulting

When you buy through our links, Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more. Amazon; Urban Outfitters When students enter university and are first introduced to the world of adulting, the more practical and helpful the gift is, the better. A reliable face cleanser that manages stress breakouts? Check. Professional accessories to defeat imposter syndrome…

What is an Expected Family Contribution? It’s a number colleges use to determine your financial need

Insider’s experts choose the best products and services to help make smart decisions with your money (here’s how). In some cases, we receive a commission from our our partners, however, our opinions are our own. Terms apply to offers listed on this page. Colleges will use your EFC to figure out how much aid you’re…

New viewership numbers are here for Amazon’s ‘Rings of Power’ — here’s how it compares to HBO’s ‘House of the Dragon’

“The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.” Prime Video Nielsen said that “The Rings of Power” was watched for 1.25 billion minutes in its first four days. It’s a strong premiere and, on the surface, ahead of HBO’s “House of the Dragon.” But Nielsen’s data doesn’t paint a complete picture. After months of…

Japan and Korea have dumped billions of dollars defending the yen and the won against the strong US currency

A bank employee holds South Korean won banknotes in Seoul. JUNG YEON-JE/AFP via Getty Images Japan and Korea have dumped billions of dollars in FX markets to prop up their currencies against the dollar.  Japan last week spent up to 2.8 trillion yen ($19.35 billion) to aid the yen in its first market intervention since…

Americans making $36,000 or more a year don’t qualify for overtime. Biden could fix that right now.

“If you prevent people from turning three 40-hour week jobs into two 60-hour week jobs, you can create a lot of jobs in an economy of our size,” Nick Hanauer, a host on the “Pitchfork Economics” podcast, said on a recent episode. AndreyPopov/ iStock Paul Constant is a writer at Civic Ventures and the cohost…

Investors hoping for a pivot should be careful what they wish for as a rate cut at this point will be in response to an economic accident, Mohamed El-Erian warns

Mohamed El-Erian. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz Investors who are hoping for a policy pivot should be careful what they wish for, Mohamed El-Erian warned. The top economist told Bloomberg TV that a rate cut at this point would be a response to a major shock. “And the journey to an economic accident and financial accident is a…

When is the deadline to apply for FAFSA each school year? How about for college and state aid?

Insider’s experts choose the best products and services to help make smart decisions with your money (here’s how). In some cases, we receive a commission from our our partners, however, our opinions are our own. Terms apply to offers listed on this page. Federal, state, and college student aid all have different deadlines. Paul Bradbury/Getty…

Tesla just gave us a fresh glimpse of its humanoid robot ahead of its big AI Day event. What we know so far about the Optimus project.

Tesla Optimus Courtesy of Tesla Tesla showed off a teaser of its future humanoid robot on Friday.  The company is hosting an AI Day event, where it will unveil a prototype of the robot.  The Tesla Bot, also named Optimus, will take over dangerous and repetitive manual labor from humans.  Tesla is expected to unveil…