Monthly Archives: October 2022

Inflation and bond yields are peaking as demand destruction starts to dominate, economist says

Komal Sri-Kumar Bloomberg Inflation and bond yields are close to peaking, according to top economist Komal Sri-Kumar.  He also told CNBC that he expects a severe recession in the wake of monetary tightening and inflation.  “I think we are reaching the point where demand destruction is going to dominate over supply uncertainties, and that’s what…

Supreme Court rejects Trump’s request to intervene in the Mar-a-Lago records case

Former President Donald Trump. Brandon Bell/Getty Images The Supreme Court refused to grant Trump’s request to intervene in the Mar-a-Lago records case. Trump asked the court to vacate part of a lower court ruling granting the DOJ access to a set of classified records. Trump’s lawyers had asked that a special master review the records…

Retreating Russian troops are arming Ukraine with modern T-90 tanks as Putin’s army digs 60-year-old armor out of storage, Ukraine’s military says

Ukrainian soldiers (L) scavenge an abandoned Russian T-90A tank in Kyrylivka, in the recently retaken area near Kharkiv, on September 30, 2022. YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP via Getty Images Ukrainian forces are now fielding captured T-90 tanks, modern armor taken as Russian troops retreat, the military said. As the Russian military loses more modern equipment, it has…

‘Halloween Ends’ features Jamie Lee Curtis’ final performance in the franchise — here’s how to watch the new slasher movie

Michael Myers attacking Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) in “Halloween Ends.” Universal When you buy through our links, Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more. “Halloween Ends” premieres October 14 in theaters and on the Peacock streaming service. The movie marks Jamie Lee Curtis’ final performance as Laurie Strode, the role she originated in…

Electric vehicles will become power plants on wheels by providing backup power for homes and the grid

The 2024 Chevy Silverado EV will offer bidirectional charging that can deliver power to a home and the electric grid. Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Electric vehicles in the coming years will be capable of powering homes and the grid. Automakers and utilities are testing so-called bidirectional charging, or V2H AND V2G, technology. Backup…

Fallout 3 and Evoland Legendary Edition are next week’s free Epic Store games

If you can somehow still look at your gaming backlog without being consumed by existential dread, here’s another two additions for your infinitely expanding pile: Fallout 3 – Game of the Year Edition and Evoland Legendary Edition, both free next week on the Epic Games Store. Fallout 3 likely needs no introduction, given its lofty…