Monthly Archives: September 2022

Lawmakers grill banks on Zelle fraud, but solution remains up in the air

The news: JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon, Bank of America’s Brian Moynihan, and other CEOs from the banks that run the peer-to-peer (P2P) payments system Zelle took fire from the congressional finance committees last week as they were called to answer questions on topics like P2P payments fraud. Read the original article on Business Insider Read More

I made $297,000 in 18 months as a personal-brand consultant. Here’s how I found clients and built my one-woman business after being laid off.

Bevin Farrand credits the success of her coaching business to her cash-flow management and human-first approach. Bevin Farrand Bevin Farrand was laid off from her job as a marketing director in 2019 and then started a business. Within 18 months of coaching small-business owners on personal branding, she’d made $297,000. Farrand described her method for…

The digitally lagging insurance industry is poised for a well-funded transformation

The trend: Insurance technology spending in the US and the UK is expected to grow by more than 25% between 2022 and 2026. Insurers will use that tech spending to digitize their core capabilities, build out more digital self-servicing tools, and create personalized products and experiences for customers. Read the original article on Business Insider Read More

A British fighter captured in Ukraine by Russian forces says he was beaten up, stabbed, and ‘treated worse than a dog’

Captured British Aiden Aslin appeared to speak under duress during an interview with Russian state TV. IZ.RU A British fighter who was captured by Russians in Ukraine was freed with other prisoners last week.  Aiden Aslin told The Sun on Sunday that he was “treated worse than a dog” under Russian captivity. He said he…

Mitch McConnell calls Kyrsten Sinema the ‘most effective first-term senator’ he’s seen and praises her defense of the filibuster

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images and Drew Angerer/Getty Images Mitch McConnell praised Kyrsten Sinema in introductory remarks before her speech at the University of Louisville. He said she’s “the most effective first-term senator I’ve seen in my time in the Senate.” Sinema,…

I almost quit a great job because I started to resent it. Here are 4 things I should’ve done sooner to feel less frustrated at work.

Shana Lebowitz. Courtesy of Shana Lebowitz Shana Lebowitz grew frustrated with her work assignments. She prepared to quit her job, taking meetings for other opportunities. Lebowitz found that sharing feedback with her manager was enough to make her job enjoyable again. A few years ago, I almost left my job at Insider.  In retrospect, it’s…

The EU will likely delay a cap on Russian oil prices as the bloc struggles to reach an agreement, report says

Russian President Vladimir Putin. AP The EU will likely delay implementing a Russian oil price cap since the bloc can’t come to a unanimous agreement, sources told Bloomberg. Member countries Cyprus and Hungary are still opposed to the price cap, according to the report. The G7 has been pushing for a price cap to coincide…

Billionaire investor John Paulson warns US house prices could tumble – and touts gold as an inflation hedge

John Paulson. Spencer Platt/Getty John Paulson said house prices could drop, but a decline wouldn’t spark another financial crisis. Paulson, who shorted the mid-2000s housing bubble, said there’s much less risk in the system today. The investor criticized some of his fellow short sellers, and touted gold as an inflation hedge. John Paulson, who called…