Lunch goers in San Francisco’s downtown financial center, where many tech employees work, in 2019. Katie Canales/Business Insider Workers from Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and Meta are paying $75,000+ to be taller, a surgeon told GQ. The Las Vegas-based surgeon can lengthen patients’ legs via a painful months-long process. He breaks the thigh bones and inserts…
Monthly Archives: September 2022
When you buy through our links, Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II is one of 2022’s most anticipated new games. Call of Duty Modern Warfare II / Activision Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II launches on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC on October 28 for $70. The game…
Rep. Bobby Scott. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Democrats introduced a bill to make student loans easier to pay off after Biden’s debt relief. The bill would improve PSLF while lowering interest rates on new student loans. It would also limit interest capitalization, which Republicans have supported, as well. President Joe Biden may…
Kevin O’Leary. Reuters/Gus Ruelas Investors shouldn’t avoid Chinese stocks, Shark Tank investor Kevin O’Leary said. “To have no allocation in the Chinese market makes no sense whatsoever,” he told CNBC. O’Leary added that he owns Chinese stocks himself, including e-commerce giant Alibaba. Passing up on Chinese stocks “makes no sense whatsoever” as the country remains…
Jeff Gritchen/Digital First Media/Orange County Register via Getty Images Starbucks is adding key features to licensed stores. Locations in airports and grocery stores will get Starbucks rewards and mobile ordering. Starbucks rewards members make up about half of all transactions. Loyal Starbucks customers will finally get all the perks of a standalone Starbucks when they…
Damianos Sotheby’s International Realty Demand for private islands shot up during the pandemic — taking “remote” work to the next level. Only an hour flight from Miami, wealthy buyers have flocked to the Bahamas for a slice of paradise. But climate change is making some clients wary, the CEO of Private Islands Inc. told Insider. …
When you buy through our links, Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more. From cute games to practical household products, shopping for your favorite couple just got easier with these great gifts. Food52; Rarton/Etsy Whether it’s a wedding anniversary, housewarming, or holiday, there are many occasions where gifting a couple one present just makes…
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend the Tsinghua Universitys ceremony, at Friendship Palace on April 26, 2019 in Beijing, China. Kenzaburo Fukuhara/Getty Images Russia’s Roneft completed a bond sale backed by Chinese yuan Thursday worth $2 billion. The Kremlin has grown closer to China in recent months, boosting trade since the…
An Audi engineer demonstrates a self-driving vehicle. Elon Musk attends the opening of the Tesla factory Berlin Brandenburg in Gruenheide, Germany, March 22, 2022. Pablo Martinez Monsivais and Patrick Pleul via Associated Press Most drivers feel less safe in a car with self-driving features, a survey from Policygenius found. The majority of survey respondents also…
A US solider palletizes ammunition, weapons and other equipment bound for Ukraine in January 2022. Mauricio Campino/U.S. Air Force via AP Russia is again recycling its threats, warning the US against sending long-range missiles to Ukraine. It is again warning that the US would be crossing a “red line” if it supplied the weapons. The…