President Joe Biden motions while boarding Air Force One at Los Angeles International Airport after attending the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, Calif., on June 11, 2022. AP Photo/Evan Vucci One measure of the poverty rate fell to its lowest level last year, per a new Census Bureau report. The expanded child tax…
Monthly Archives: September 2022
Steve Marcus/Reuters Inflation is being overstated in official reports, according to Wharton professor Jeremy Siegel. The top economist said inflation lags behind the official statistics for about 18 months, and prices are already falling. The Fed risks making a policy mistake if they don’t correct their view on inflation, he warned. Inflation is being overstated…
Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres The Seattle Mariners hosted a Work From The Ballpark Day on September 7th. It’s the latest tactic in the competition to attract remote workers. It comes as Major League Baseball faces a long-term decline in attendance. Companies, cities, and foreign countries are all competing for the attention of remote workers. It…
The Scholven coal fired power station, owned by Uniper, steams in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. AP Photo/Martin Meissner German utility Uniper said Wednesday the German government may take a majority stake in the company. Uniper has lost billions of euros this year in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Uniper said it’s facing increased losses with…
Russian President Vladimir Putin. Gavriil Grigorov/Sputnik/AFP/Getty Images Putin refused to sign an offered peace deal with Ukraine at the start of the war, Reuters reported. Pushing ahead with the Ukraine invasion has exposed Russia’s military weaknesses. Russia firmly denies the existence of a deal and Ukraine did not confirm it. Russian President Vladimir Putin shelved…
Christine Gilbert has lived in Buenos Aires for six years. Courtesy of Christine Gilbert It’s possible to live cheaply in Buenos Aires, Argentina despite the country’s high inflation. The low cost of living is part of the reason Christine Gilberts has lived there for six years. She breaks down how much she spends and her…
When you buy through our links, Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more. Peter Cho Peter Cho was a line cook for years before he got laid off from Momofuku during the pandemic. He used the time to complete a General Assembly bootcamp and take online courses from Udemy. This is Peter’s story, as…
These days, the idea of a camera just for “action” feels like a bit of an anachronism. In 2022 social media is king, and action is a just one subsection thereof. You only need to look at the last few GoPros, and the competition, to see that brands with skin in the game are all…
For years, Apple has been the lone holdout in a sea of all-screen phones with punch-hole cutouts that house selfie cameras. The black rectangle that sat at the top of its flagships since the iPhone X has drawn some criticism, but mostly ambivalence. Apple has kept it around, in large part because Face ID requires…
The iPhone 14 series is at once controversial and underwhelming. With its latest phones, Apple chose to ditch the physical SIM card slot but continued to avoid adopting USB-C, and on the non-Pro models there’s still the notch. At the same time, the iPhone 14 looks nearly identical to its predecessor — at least on…