There was a lot to take in at Apple’s event on September 7, where the iPhone 14 lineup, Apple Watch 8 and Ultra products, and the AirPods Pro 2 were all announced and showcased. However, looking at the smaller details for these new products is always an interesting pastime before they’re available to buy, as…
Monthly Archives: September 2022
A first trailer for Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, the long-awaited sequel to Knives Out, has debuted online. Click below to watch it: The movie is the follow-up to Rian Johnson’s 2019 mystery, which grossed over $300 million at the box office from a budget of just $40 million. Those numbers prompted Netflix to shell…
HP has issued a warning of a vulnerability in its much-unloved Support Assistant tool. The flaw in the service, which comes pre-installed on all HP laptops and desktops, was discovered by Secure D researchers, who noted it to be especially worrying with a “high” severity score of 8.2. The experts say that cyber-attackers could make…
Cineworld filed for bankruptcy over a $5 billion debt. Amanda Krause/Insider Cineworld’s deputy CEO wished the movie chain had become a meme stock like rival AMC. The UK movie chain, which owns Regal Cinemas in the US, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Wednesday. The chain, carrying $5 billion in debt, would have welcomed meme-stock liquidity,…
Dollar vs. Yuan ByoungJoo/Getty Images US dollar corporate debt sales are hitting their lowest levels in 11 years, according to Bloomberg data. Chinese yuan-denominated bond sales have now exceeded those of the dollar. Divergent central bank policies of the US and China are fueling the change. As the Federal Reserve and the People’s Bank of…
Warren Buffett. Chip Somodevilla / Getty A Berkshire Hathaway analyst warned the conglomerate’s stock could tumble in the coming months. Warren Buffett’s company might cut back on stock purchases and buybacks, KBW’s Meyer Shields said. Berkshire could also suffer from weaker consumer demand and further challenges at Geico, he said. Betting against Warren Buffett’s Berkshire…
A Qantas aircraft at Sydney airport. Getty Images Police escorted 200 Qantas passengers back through a security scan after their flight landed. The incident occurred after a passenger “inadvertently” missed screening, the airline said. Passengers were allowed to leave Melbourne airport after being rescreened, local media reported. Police escorted more than 200 passengers from a…
Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Getty Images US stocks fell at the open Thursday as the European Central Bank announced rate hikes. The ECB hiked rates by 75 basis points, the biggest in its history, as it tackles persistent inflation. Investors were also digesting remarks from Fed Chair Jerome Powell. US stocks fell at the open…
Sergei Karpukhin/Reuters China has inked a deal for Russian natural gas at half price through the end of this year. The deal comes as Europe faces a near total cutoff from Russian gas supplies as winter nears. Dutch TTF futures soared 28% after Russia announced an indefinite halt of Nord Stream 1 this week. China…
TikTok’s powerful algorithm and cultural relevance has made it the go-to platform for emerging shopping trends. To succeed on TikTok, brands must craft their social commerce strategies around creating content that’s designed for entertaining first and shopping second. Insider Intelligence’s TikTok Commerce 2022 Report details social shopping behaviors on TikTok, the importance of creators in…