Companies are taking money out of your pockets with fees you might not even know about. Here’s Biden’s plan to prevent that.

President Joe Biden. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images “Junk fees” are a type of fee that confuses consumers because the aren’t disclosed up front. Biden released a plan to tackle those fees, which can arise in industries like banking, internet, and auto. Plans to tackle banking fees alone could save consumers more than $1 billion annually.  After…

Lloyd Blankfein reminds investors that plenty could go right to send the stock market higher despite overwhelmingly negative sentiment

Former Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images This year’s stock market decline has flipped sentiment, turning most investors overly negative.But former Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein reminded investors that any good news could send stocks higher.“Positives may be lurking. Fed pause, Ukraine truce, China lockdown end, etc. Sentiment can shift suddenly,” he tweeted….

Stephen King says he’ll quit Twitter if Elon Musk makes him pay $20 a month to be verified: ‘they should pay me’

King. Elise Amendola/Press Association Images Elon Musk is reportedly considering making people pay $20 per month to stay verified on Twitter. Author Stephen King tweeted that he’ll quit the site if that idea is implemented. “Fuck that, they should pay me,” he said. Author Stephen King isn’t a fan of the Elon Musk era of…

Clarence Thomas says ‘I don’t have a clue’ what ‘diversity’ means as the Supreme Court tackles affirmative action

Associate US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas poses for the official photo at the Supreme Court in Washington, DC on October 7, 2022. Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas said he didn’t know what the word “diversity” meant. Thomas asked for a specific definition of the word during oral…

Some United flights into Los Angeles have been resumed after an ‘apparent gas leak’ halted all inbound planes

Louis Nastro/Reuters An “apparent gas leak” is causing disruptions at Los Angeles International Airport’s Terminal 8 on Monday. Passengers have been evacuated from the terminal and many inbound United Airlines flights have been halted. The airport said fire crews are onsite assessing the hazard and will allow people back in when the area safe. There…

FTC says ed tech company Chegg exposed data of 40 million users

You may trust Chegg with your textbooks or tutoring, but regulators aren’t quite so confident. The Federal Trade Commission has filed a complaint accusing education tech provider Chegg of “careless” security practices that compromised personal data since 2017. Among the violations, the company reportedly exposed sensitive info for roughly 40 million customers in 2018 after…