Monthly Archives: October 2022

Pelosi reaffirms US support for Ukraine ‘until victory is won’ after progressive lawmakers push for talks with Russia

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi Drew Angerer/Getty Images Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued an implicit rebuke of progressive lawmakers. Pelosi reaffirmed US support for Ukraine after 30 lawmakers called for the US to hold direct talks with Russia. The speaker said US support would remain “until victory is won.” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on…

I made $133,000 last year reselling on Poshmark. Here’s how I started this side hustle that brings in more than my 9-to-5 and the common mistake I tell newbies to avoid.

Ashley Peek works 25 hours a week on her reselling business, while holding a full-time job in health insurance. Ashley Peek Ashley Peek started selling clothes on Poshmark when she was in college to clear out her closet. She now spends 25 hours a week on her reselling business, while keeping her full-time job. Peek…

How an energy company leveraged tech partnerships to deliver digital services to millions of customers

Courtesy of IBM When the COVID-19 pandemic forced Argentinian energy company Ecogas to suspend in-person services for its 1.4 million natural gas customers spread across a distribution network of almost 30,000 kilometers, the company had to act fast to prepare for a surge in demand for its digital channels. Before the pandemic, in-person transactions were…

The Japanese yen is struggling at 3-decade lows while the country’s finance minister says its mix of currency intervention and loose monetary policy isn’t contradictory

A money changer counts Japanese Yen notes in Singapore. THERESA BARRACLOUGH/AFP via Getty Images Defending the yen through intervention while the BoJ maintains loose monetary policy is “not contradictory,” Japan’s finance minister said. Japan likely spent a record 5.5 trillion yen in its latest market intervention.  The yen recently hit a fresh 32-year low against…

Almost half of UK banking customers don’t trust their bank to help them through a recession

The news: Nearly half of British bank customers don’t trust their bank to help them manage their finances in a recession, per the GFT Banking Disruption Index. By the numbers: Germany-based IT service management firm GFT released its inaugural Banking Disruption Index, a new quarterly survey that measures UK citizens’ satisfaction with their banks’ digital capabilities. This quarter’s index surveyed 2,000…

Uber plans to appeal a landmark court ruling that gave employee status to 4 New Zealand drivers

“We deserve what other workers in this country get,” said one of the drivers represented in the case. NurPhoto/Getty Images New Zealand’s employment court ruled that four Uber drivers should be treated as employees. The case was jointly taken by two unions and has been hailed as a victory for the union movement. Uber said…

Biden’s Education Department just announced permanent steps to bring student-loan borrowers in targeted forgiveness programs closer to debt relief

Getty Images The Education Department announced permanent fixes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. They included one-time corrections to payment counts in PSLF, along with income-driven repayment plans. This comes just days before the PSLF waiver expires on October 31 and isn’t being extended. President Joe Biden’s Education Department just announced fixes to make…

A couple making $28,000 a year in passive income from real estate used an out-of-the-box approach to buy their first rental

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. Marques, right, and Shyra of Black, Married & Debt Free outside one…

A store that sells Nothing will open in London this year

Nothing only just released its first phone months ago, but that isn’t stopping the company from establishing a physical retail presence. The company is opening its first Nothing Store on 4 Peter Street in London’s fashion-oriented Soho neighborhood sometime “before Christmas” this year. The company is promising a “boutique” rather than the usual tech shop…