Today’s best deals: Black Friday month begins with 4K TVs, iPads, and much more

Enlarge This week’s Dealmaster reflects the rising tide of early Black Friday deals building to the eventual tsunami at the end of November. We’re seeing discounts in many of the product categories we expect from Black Friday and the holiday season, including a range of Apple devices, Roomba robot vacuums, Google and Amazon smart home…

New phishing campaign lures victims with new Elon Musk Twitter verification rules

Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter is being used by scammers as a lure to steal login credentials from “famous or well-known” persons, or those believing to fit the category.  A new phishing campaign is based around Elon Musk’s plan to monetize Twitter’s Blue Checkmark, a symbol given to accounts whose identities have been verified and…

Interest-only mortgages mean low monthly payments, but you won’t build equity in the same way as a regular loan

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. Interest-only mortgages come with adjustable mortgage rates. Malandrino/Getty Images For the first…

A mortgage principal is the amount you borrow to buy your home, and you’ll pay it down each month

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. The mortgage principal is just one part of your monthly payment. Elizabethsalleebauer/Getty…

What is an 80-10-10 loan?

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. An 80-10-10 loan is a type of home loan that includes two…

Consumers Credit Union auto loans review: Cosigners are allowed, but you need to be a member to get a loan

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. Consumers Credit Union doesn’t charge origination fees on its loans. Consumers Credit…

Trevor Noah jabbed at Elon Musk’s early Twitter tenure, joking that if the new owner really wants to make money he should charge white people to say the ‘n-word’

Elon Musk attends The 2022 Met Gala. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images Comedian Trevor Noah ridiculed Elon Musk’s plan to charge $8 a month for Twitter Blue on his show. Noah said if Musk charged white people to say the n-word Twitter would be “the most profitable company in history.” He noted that the use of the…

Taiwan’s navy wants to build smaller frigates to reduce the cost of shadowing Chinese warships near the island

Taiwanese navy frigate Yi Yang fires an anti-submarine missile during a drill near Hualien in May 2019. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu Instead of building a 4,500-tonne missile frigate, Taiwan’s navy proposes two 2,000-tonne frigates. Taiwan’s navy chief of staff says sending major ships to monitor Chinese ships has high costs. Taiwan’s navy plans to build lighter frigates…