Good morning, Opening Bell crew. Phil Rosen here. Yesterday’s hotter-than-expected inflation reading throttled markets, with the Dow sinking faster than my mood when the office coffee runs out. But shaky indexes and sky-high inflation have done little to stifle optimism at SALT — a New York conference hosting some of the world’s top financial leaders…
Monthly Archives: September 2022
Chick-fil-A restaurant in Houston, Texas. Brandon Bell/Getty Images Chick-fil-A has faced backlash after a tweet from its account sparked accusations of racism. The fast food chain apologized for the post, calling it a “poor choice of words.” Chick-fil-A has previously faced criticism for its stance on LGBTQ rights. Fast-food chain Chick-fil-A has faced heavy criticism…
US stocks plunged on Tuesday after an inflation surprise stoked fears of further pain for markets and the economy. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson US stocks on Tuesday registered their steepest one-day decline since June 2020. Investors dumped stocks and other assets after learning month-on-month inflation rose in August. Stubborn inflation may spur the Fed to keep hiking…
Welcome to Wednesday, readers. Reporting to you from New York, I’m Jordan Parker Erb. Today, my colleague Rob Price has an enlightening look at a new trend in job hunting: “bait-and-switch” interview fraud. In short, candidates are hiring other people to pretend to be them for interviews. Then, on the first day of work, the…
Logitech has unveiled the Brio 500 series webcams designed to fix things like “unflattering camera angles, poor lighting and field-of-view limitations,” it said. The Brio 500 models come with multiple fields of view from 65 to 90 degrees, auto light correction via the RightLight 4 and a magnetic mounting system that makes it easy to…
Owning a top dehumidifier allows you to tackle damp and excessive humidity levels – both of which can have a negative effect on your home and health. If you’re struggling to dry clothes inside, want to prevent mould spores from appearing on walls or just generally want to bring down the humidity levels around the…
Mobile tech company AppLovin has scrapped its plans to buy video game engine Unity, following a failed – and unsolicited – bid last month worth $17.5bn. AppLovin announced it was backing off in a statement last night (thanks, GamesIndustry.biz), saying it had instead decided to remain on “its path as the independent market leader”. Unity…
Deathloop could be on its way to Xbox imminently, one year after its release as a console exclusive on PlayStation 5. An advert for the game now appears on the Xbox dashboard with the option to pre-order now. However, selecting the advert takes users to a blank screen as it’s not yet available on the…
Nintendo still intends to release Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp, though is yet to decide when to do so. The turn-based strategy game – believed to be complete and ready to launch – was pulled from release schedules earlier this year due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Fans had hoped to see Advance Wars…
iOS 16 is here and it comes with a bunch of new features worth trying, one such feature lets you quickly cut out a subject from an image and share it elsewhere. Here’s how to give it a go. This feature uses some AI wizardry that’s only available in more recent iPhones running iOS 16,…