Monthly Archives: September 2022

A chain of UK vacation sites faced backlash from angry customers after it tried to kick guests out for 24 hours for the Queen’s funeral

The UK Government says that businesses aren’t obliged to close during the 10-day “national mourning” period between the Queen’s death and her funeral. Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images, Pool/Samir Hussein/WireImage A chain of UK vacation camps told guests they’d be kicked out for 24 hours to respect the Queen’s funeral. Center Parcs was criticized for the move,…

A luxury cruise ship will allow residents to permanently live at sea. See inside its 237-square foot studios selling for $1 million.

Storylines Storylines is building a residential cruise ship that’ll indefinitely travel around the world beginning 2025. Homes aboard the MV Narrative start at about $1 million for a studio apartment with a Murphy bed. See what it’ll be like living in the $1 million home at sea. For a cool $1 million, you can fulfill…

Google revived a bizarre marketing ploy by releasing 4 different varieties of potato chip in Japan to advertise its new Pixel phone

Google CEO Sundar Pichai. Justin Sullivan via Getty Images Google is bringing out its next generation Pixel phone in October. It’s releasing limited edition boxes of potato chips to accompany the phone’s launch in Japan. The chips come in four flavors: Snow Cheese, Hazel Onion, Salty Lemon, and Obsidian Pepper. Google has revived a bizarre…

Russia’s Rosneft paid just $1 for a Norwegian oil major’s main assets when the Ukraine war forced it to exit the country: report

The Kremlin has reportedly agreed to allow Equinor to forgo $1 billion worth of future investment commitments – with the Norwegian firm selling its Russian stake for just one euro ($1) in return. Alexei Nikolskyi/Reuters Rosneft paid just 1 euro ($1) for Equinor’s main assets when the Norwegian oil major left Russia, per Reuters. Western…

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway saw $9 billion wiped off its Apple stake on Tuesday – as the iPhone maker shed $154 billion of market value in a single day

Warren Buffett. REUTERS/Rick Wilking Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway saw the value of its Apple stake drop by $9 billion on Tuesday. Apple shares fell 6% as stocks tanked, slashing the iPhone maker’s market cap by $154 billion. The one-day drop in Apple’s market value was the sixth-largest in US stock-market history. Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway…

Trump was likely behind a false statement to the DOJ about secret documents being held at Mar-a-Lago, legal analysts say

Former President Donald Trump at a rally in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on September 3, 2022. Kyle Mazza/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images New information from the affidavit used in the FBI’s Mar-a-Lago search was revealed Tuesday.  Legal analysts said it suggested Trump approved a false statement by his lawyer.  The FBI is investigating Trump over his retention…