Monthly Archives: September 2022

Meet 11 top cars from the reimagined Detroit Auto Show — where electric rides rule the day

BI Graphics The Lincoln Model L 100 concept is chock-full of connectivity, uses next-generation battery-cell and pack technologies, and allows for seating that users can configure in different ways. Lincoln Automakers showed off their EVs in Detroit at the North American International Auto Show this week. It was the first time Detroit has had a…

From Dr. Oz to Hillary Clinton, a tour of ‘carpetbagging’ politicians past and present

Mehmet Oz, former Sen. Hillary Clinton, Herschel Walker, and former President John F. Kennedy are among the notable political candidates accused of “carpetbagging.” Mark Makela/Getty Images; Scott Olson/Getty Images; Megan Varner/Getty Images; Bettmann/Contributor/Getty Images The 2022 primaries are rife with accusations of carpetbagging.  Throughout history, some politicians got away with parachuting into a new state,…

Special master in the Mar-a-Lago case is testing Trump’s lawyers to see if they will lie in court, analyst says

Evan Corcoran (R) and Lindsey Halligan (L), part of Donald Trump’s legal team, at the Paul G. Rogers Federal Building & Courthouse in West Palm Beach, Florida on September 1, 2022. MARCO BELLO/AFP via Getty Images The special master in the Mar-a-Lago case has asked Trump’s lawyers to back up some of his claims. CNN’s…

The Fed’s rate hike was just the beginning as banks around the world adjust policy – but the uncertainty doesn’t mean the market can’t rally.

Happy Friday team. I’m Phil Rosen, reporting from New York. The Federal Reserve’s Wednesday rate hike was just the beginning of the world’s fight against inflation. A smattering of other central banks have followed suit, while some others took a different course.  All these policy maneuvers, too, make for an increasingly uncertain market — unless you’re…

Goldman Sachs cuts its S&P 500 forecast, says stocks will drop over 4% by the year’s end as the Fed stays aggressive

Federal Reserve interest rate hikes will weigh on stocks this year, Goldman Sachs warned. Richard Drew/AP Photo Goldman Sachs on Friday slashed its end-of-year target for the S&P 500 to 3,600, a . The Fed’s aggressive approach to taming inflation will weigh on stocks, the bank said. The benchmark US index has plummeted just under…

Google Project Caviar could offer royalty-free Dolby Vision and Atmos alternatives

Google is reportedly working on royalty-free alternatives to Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision. Codenamed Project Caviar, the scheme will create two new media standards – one for HDR video, the other for expanded surround sound. It was announced during a behind-closed-doors event with hardware manufacturers, but Protocol received a leaked video of the presentation. It…

Dicebreaker Recommends: Sobek: 2 Players, a quick and nasty delight

Dicebreaker Recommends is a series of monthly board game, RPG and other tabletop recommendations from our friends at our sibling site, Dicebreaker. This month, we look at a one of the best two-player board games released in recent memory. There’s nothing quite like a two-player board game to stoke the fires of competition. Two-player board…