Monthly Archives: September 2022

This little voice recorder fits in a wallet and starts listening when it hears noise, and it’s on sale for $45

TL;DR: As of September 13, you can get the 64G Mini Voice Activated Recorder for just $44.99 instead of $52.99 — that’s a 15% discount. If you want to listen to a meeting later, you don’t need a big clunky voice recorder. You don’t even need your phone. This Mini Voice Activated Recorder is small…

This week’s student loan refinancing rates: September 13, 2022 | Graduate rates plummet

Insider’s experts choose the best products and services to help make smart decisions with your money (here’s how). In some cases, we receive a commission from our our partners, however, our opinions are our own. Terms apply to offers listed on this page. Average interest rates on refinanced student loans are mostly up from two…

European ministers will hold on emergency meeting this month on measures to lower surging energy prices across the EU

A worker at French electricity transmission system operator RTE is renovating high voltage lines. JEFF PACHOUD/AFP via Getty Images EU energy ministers will hold an emergency meeting on September 30 to discuss the deepening energy crisis.  European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is expected to unveil proposals in a speech on Wednesday, Reuters reported. …

Peloton went from a pandemic-era success story worth $50 billion to laying off more than 4,000 workers. Here’s how the company’s meteoric rise turned into an equally swift fall.

John Smith/VIEWpress Peloton has laid off thousands of workers this year and its former CEO, cofounder John Foley, has cut ties with the company.  It’s a stunning turnaround for a company that became a Wall Street darling during the pandemic. But increased competition and the return to gyms has hurt Peloton’s business in recent months….

Asian utilities are stockpiling fuel oil as natural gas shortages boost demand for dirtier energy alternatives

A fuel tanker navigates near Cienfuegos Oil Refinery southeast of Havana Thomson Reuters Asian utility companies are stocking up on dirtier fuel oil amid natural gas shortages. That’s due to a slash in Russian gas supplies, leading Europe and Asia to compete for the alternatives left on the market. In August, Japan’s fuel-oil purchases soared…

Bread brings virtual cards to BNPL push with Marqeta partnership

The news: Bread Financial and Marqeta launched a one-time-use virtual card for Bread Pay, a suite of buy now, pay later (BNPL) products, per a press release. The virtual card lets consumers apply for and immediately use their preferred Bread Pay product at checkout—either online or in-store—without having to download another app. Read the original article on Business Insider Read…

Russian bonds are back on the market for a week as sanctions are temporarily lifted – and investors have already put in bids for over $1 billion in debt

Russian President Vladimir Putin. Photo by Contributor/Getty Images Investors placed over $1 billion in bids at a Monday auction for Russian debt, the Wall Street Journal reported.  Sanctions had barred US investors from buying Russian bonds, but the Treasury has allowed for those bonds to trade freely for one week.   Goldman Sachs placed over $1.3…

Bridgewater’s co-chief investor says the US is at the center of a global financial bubble – and warns a crushing recession is on the cards

Worried traders. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker Greg Jensen predicted asset prices wouldn’t bounce back to pre-pandemic levels. The Bridgewater boss diagnosed a huge financial bubble, and flagged the risk of a painful recession. The hedge fund’s co-chief investor has warned asset prices could tumble as much as 25%. US asset prices won’t rebound to pre-pandemic highs, and…