How bricks made from milk cartons can help typhoon victims

Hundreds of billions of milk cartons are thrown away each year. Tetra Pak, a carton manufacturing giant, produces 192 billion milk containers annually. It’s working with Thai schoolchildren to turn milk cartons into bricks and roofing sheets that can benefit victims of natural disasters. One of the world’s largest carton manufacturers is trying to reclaim…

The man accused of attacking Nancy Pelosi’s husband is in the country illegally from Canada and could be deported, immigration officials say

US House of Representatives Speaker, Nancy Pelosi (R), with her husband Paul Pelosi (C), attend a Holy Mass for the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul lead by Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Basilica. Stefano Costantino/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images The man accused of attacking Paul Pelosi was in the United States illegally and faces…

The Fed is finally doing all the right things – but the US is still likely enter a recession, billionaire investor Sam Zell says

Sam Zell, founder and chairman of Equity Group Investments. REUTERS/Richard Brian The Fed is finally doing all the right things, but the US will still likely enter a recession, Sam Zell warned. Zell criticized the Fed’s delayed response to inflation and its expansion of its balance sheet, which fueled inflationary pressures. “The likelihood is that…

A mortgage prepayment penalty is a fee for selling, refinancing, or paying off your mortgage early

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. A lender has to tell you about any prepayment penalties before you…

Chase Savings review: It’s easy to waive the $5 monthly fee, but you’ll earn a low interest rate

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. Chase Savings gives you several ways to waive the $5 monthly fee….

The dollar’s blistering rally is almost over as support from US economic outperformance is fading, Societe Generale says

Counting US dollar notes at a bank in Jiangsu Province, China. CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images The rally in the US dollar this year is likely to be closer to an end and headed toward “trendless trading,” Societe Generale said Thursday.  The “drivers of economic outperformance are fading” for the greenback, which has risen to…

Knowing how to calculate property tax is crucial when owning or buying a home. Here’s how you do it

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. To determine what you’ll pay in property taxes, find your home’s value…

Amazon pauses corporate hiring, citing ‘unusual macro-economic environment’

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy Jerod Harris/Getty Images for Vox Media Amazon on Tuesday announced it would pause new corporate hires.  Beth Galetti, Amazon’s senior vice president of people experience, cited an “unusual macro-economic environment” as a reason for the decision, saying the company “wants to balance our hiring and investments with being thoughtful about this…