Monthly Archives: September 2022

She-Hulk episode 7 side characters explained: who are Man-Bull, El Aguila, Saracen, and Porcupine?

Potential spoilers for She-Hulk episode 7 follow. She-Hulk: Attorney at Law episode 7 – The Retreat – has smashed its way onto Disney Plus. And, while viewers are still waiting for Daredevil’s arrival in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) – it’s coming, we promise – we were introduced to some new and unusual characters in…

Billionaire investor Ken Griffin says a US recession is inevitable – and the Fed needs to stick to its guns to reset inflation

A US recession is now inevitable, according to billionaire investor Ken Griffin. Heidi Gutman/CNBC/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images The US will go into recession — it’s just a question of when and how hard, Citadel’s Ken Griffin warned. He urged the Fed to keep to its rate hikes so that high inflation doesn’t drive…

Today’s mortgage and refinance rates: September 29, 2022 | Rising rates have more borrowers turning to ARMs

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. Mortgage rates have increased over three percentage points so far this year,…

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway just piled another $350 million into Occidental stock – and now owns nearly 21% of the oil giant

Warren Buffett. Getty Images / Michael Buckner Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway invested another $350 million in Occidental Petroleum stock. Buffett’s company bought about 6 million shares, raising its stake to 194 million shares, or 20.8%. Berkshire has spent about $10 billion building its position, in the space of 35 trading days this year. Warren Buffett’s…

The Bank of England is snapping up bonds to stabilize debt markets — but that goes against its aim of stemming inflation. Here’s what you want to know.

Friday eve means the weekend’s just around the corner, but it seems like nobody told the British bond market. I’m your host, Phil Rosen, and boy do we have action to sort through today.  Here’s the TLDR of today’s newsletter: The Bank of England is in a pickle because it’s trying to ease and tighten…

Florida’s wealthy residents have been chartering private jets to hurry away from the state in the days before Hurricane Ian

Celebrities are being criticized over their private jet usage. JethuynhCan/Getty Images People have hopped on private jets to escape Hurricane Ian, Bloomberg reported. A private jet operator said requests for flights out of Florida grew in the run-up to the storm. Airports that have stopped commercial operations include Orlando, Naples, Tampa, Jacksonville, and Fort Meyers….

The number of Russians fleeing the country to evade Putin’s draft is bigger than the original invasion force, UK intel says

Travellers walk after crossing the border with Russia at the frontier checkpoint Verkhny Lars – Zemo Larsi, Georgia September 28, 2022. Irakli Gedenidze/Reuters The UK’s MOD said the number of fleeing Russians likely exceeds Putin’s original invasion force. Reports say least 190,000 Russians have left since Putin said he would draft reservists for Ukraine. The exodus is…

Here are all the new features Google recently announced that show how seriously the company is taking the threat of TikTok becoming Gen Z’s search engine of choice

Google CEO Sundar Pichai. Jerod Harris/Getty Images Google has rolled out new features to win back young users who reportedly have turned to TikTok as a search engine.  Some features include a neighborhood “vibe” feature and updated ways for users to search for top-rated local restaurants.  Many of Google’s announcements seem aimed to make the…