Monthly Archives: October 2022

Elon Musk is reportedly friends with deadpan comedian Nathan Fielder, and tries to make him laugh at parties

Comedy Central/”Nathan For You” Elon Musk is a fan of comedian Nathan Fielder, The New York Times reported. In 2016, Musk invited Fielder to have lunch with him at SpaceX after the two interacted on Twitter. Since then, Musk has invited Fielder to parties and tries to make him laugh, the report said. Elon Musk…

Stock market inflows hit near-records last week suggesting that investors think the bottom is in, Bank of America says

Spencer Platt/Getty Images Investors are acting like they think the bottom is in for stocks, Bank of America said in a Tuesday note.The bank based its analysis on near-record flows into equities during last week’s choppy trading.BofA clients poured $6.1 billion into US stocks last week, representing the third largest inflow since 2008. Fund flows…

This week’s average personal loan rates: October 11, 2022 | Rates for borrowers with poor credit plunge

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 personal loan rates for borrowers with poor scores (<620) are down…

This week’s student loan refinancing rates: October 11, 2022 | Rates move slightly higher

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 last…

A Supreme Court battle between pork producers and California over an animal cruelty law could affect how much you pay for bacon

Hogs are raised at Old Elm Farms, a fifth generation family farm, on May 5, 2020 near Sycamore, Illinois. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard a battle between pork producers and California. A California law requires producers to raise pigs with enough space to roam freely in order to sell…

The Metaverse Report Preview

The metaverse can be considered any mixed-reality realm that, while rooted in real life, lets participants collaborate and transact in immersive virtual spaces via augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) headsets and controllers. The metaverse has the potential to disrupt everything from business travel and the future of work to gaming, health and fitness, entertainment,…

A YouTuber measured the brightness of that controversial ‘House of the Dragon’ episode and yes, it’s really dark

This official image from HBO is lit brighter than what appeared on many viewers’ screens. HBO YouTuber Vincent Teoh analyzed the dimly lit “House of the Dragon” episode that sparked backlash. He found that it could auto-dim on some TVs because of how dark it had been graded to. His YouTube channel HDTVTest has 465,000…

Wealthy millennials aren’t relying on the stock market. Here’s how their investment portfolios break down.

Wealthy millennials prefer investing in cryptocurrency, art, real estate, and private equity than the stock market. Tetra Images/Getty Images 75% of rich millennials don’t think the stock market can generate the returns they’re looking for. Only 32% of older investors said the same. Younger investors are flocking to cryptocurrency, private equity, real estate, and even…

NASA’s DART spacecraft successfully altered the orbit of an asteroid

The next time an asteroid threatens Earth, humanity might have a chance of saving the planet. On Tuesday, NASA announced that its experimental Double Asteroid Redirection Test successfully altered the orbit of Dimorphos. Following two weeks of data collection and analysis, the agency found that DART’s impact shortened the asteroid’s orbit around its parent, Didymos,…