Amazon’s Prime Early Access Sale is here, but it’s not what we expected – at all. Sure, at first glance it’s no different from any of the mega-retailer’s big sales events, serving up a bunch of savings on a bunch of different products across a bunch of categories. But (and trust us, we’re surprised by…
Monthly Archives: October 2022
US President Joe Biden on October 10, 2022 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong/Getty Images Joe Biden will make history on his November 20 birthday as the first 80-year-old US president. But the White House doesn’t want to draw attention to the day, POLITICO reports. “Like President Biden has said, anyone with questions about his age…
Only 12% of millennials who aren’t homeowners say they could buy a house today, according to a recent survey by OpenDoor. AntonioGuillem/Getty Images Over half of Gen Z and millennials could enter retirement with insufficient savings, says a Boston University economist. With inflation rising, the magic number for a comfortable retirement could be close to…
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell Win McNamee/Getty Images Investors should be holding their breath for a policy pivot by the Federal Reserve. That’s because one of three things happening before it can pivot away from interest rate hikes, Ned Davis Research said.“One of the main tenents of the NDR philosophy is ‘Don’t Fight the Fed,” NDR…
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LNG ship prices have hit a record-breaking $397,500, according to data from Spark Commodities. REUTERS/Ho New Freight rates for liquefied natural gas carriers have hit a record high of $397,500 a day. European countries are stocking up on gas supplies for the winter to replace Russian flows. Moscow has fueled an energy crisis on the…
Peiter Zatko (left) and Elon Musk. Michael Gonzalez/Getty Images/The Washington Post via Getty Images A whistleblower said he destroyed notebooks and computer files at Twitter’s request, per a court filing. Elon Musk requested sanctions against Twitter on October 3, alleging it destroyed evidence. The filing was made public on Monday, but filed the day before…
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Michael Burry. Kevin Mazur/WireImage Michael Burry took aim at Cathie Wood’s flagship Ark Innovation ETF in a tweet. The “Big Short” investor highlighted the collapse in its stock to pre-pandemic lows. Burry predicted Wood’s outperformance wouldn’t last and bet against her fund last year. Cathie Wood’s flagship exchange-traded fund was always going to crash back…
CARINA JOHANSEN/NTB/AFP/Contributor/Getty Images Before tweeting a peace plan to end the war in Ukraine that parroted Russian demands, Elon Musk reportedly met privately with Russian President Vladimir Putin. In an email to Eurasia Group subscribers, Ian Bremmer said that he spoke with Musk two weeks ago — who had previously met with Putin. Musk told…