Today’s mortgage and refinance rates: October 18, 2022 | Rates keep inching up

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. Mortgage rates have been slowly increasing this week. Inflation is still hot…

Kanye West says he plans to make Parler a social-media platform for people who were ‘bullied by the thought police’

Kanye West said Parler would be for people who were penalized by other social-media platforms. Ronald Martinez/Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Kanye West said Parler would be for people who were restricted by other sites, per Bloomberg. The rapper said he knew it was time to buy his own site after getting booted off Twitter…

An officer helping enact Putin’s mobilization is the latest in a string of unexplained deaths among high-ranking Russians

Roman Malyk seen in a photo shared by the Administration of the Partizansky urban district. Administration of the Partizansky urban district/VKontakte A Russian official who oversaw military enlistment was found dead, local officials said. He had signs of suicide but people close to him are skeptical of that explanation, reports said. A string of powerful…

Influencers are hawking dubious financial advice — and getting rich doing so

Welcome to Tuesday, readers. I’m your host, Jordan Parker Erb. Today we’re talking about a trend that, if you spend much time on social media, you’ve probably already noticed: A new era of get-rich-quick schemes has arrived.  On TikTok and YouTube, “passive income” side-hustles have skyrocketed in popularity. Influencers are promoting gigs that promise to…

A Trump aide seen moving boxes around Mar-a-Lago before the FBI raid is a former White House staffer, reports say

Mar-A-Lago is seen August 16, 2022 a week after the FBI raided the home of former President Trump, in Palm Beach, Florida, United States . Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Reports identified a Trump aide who was seen moving boxes around Mar-a-Lago before the FBI raid.  The FBI believes Trump may have tried to…

NY restaurant reverses ban on James Corden after initially calling the TV star ‘a tiny cretin of a man’ and accusing him of abusing staff

James Corden has apologized to the restaurant owner, according to an Instagram post. Arturo Holmes/FilmMagic/Getty Images The owner of Balthazar restaurant has in New York reversed a ban on TV star James Corden. Keith McNally had previously accused Corden of being abusive to his staff. McNally said Corden later called him and “apologized profusely.” A…

Elden Ring tips and tricks: Hints for getting started with FromSoftware’s latest game

Elden Ring has been one of the most successful games of recent years, having been greeted on release with the sort of critical acclaim that most developers only dream of. Millions of players have had the chance to explore its marvellous open world. Elden Ring review: Dark Souls goes open-world to stunning effect Like all…