Michael Cohen in Washington, DC, on March 6, 2019. J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo Michael Cohen said New York AG Letitia James’ massive fraud lawsuit would “financially destroy” Donald Trump. Speaking to Salon, Cohen also said he believes the civil lawsuit could lead to criminal charges. At a September press conference, James credited Cohen with helping…
Some lenders have started offering mortgages that don’t require a down payment, closing costs, or a minimum credit score to qualify. Getty Images To help borrowers afford homeownership, some lenders have introduced zero-down-payment mortgages. Some are suspicious that these products could trigger a repeat of the 2008 foreclosure crisis. Experts said that while the fear…
Ed Yardeni. Adam Jeffery/CNBC/NBCU/Getty Images Bond vigilantes are back and could target heavily indebted Italy after running rampant in the UK, according to Ed Yardeni. “It’s an interesting tug of war between the central banks and the bond vigilantes,” he told Insider in an interview. Meanwhile in the US, “mortgage bond vigilantes are clearly on…
John Coletti/Getty Images A new report looks at how many Americans have moved to a select set of popular countries. That analysis highlighted a large number of Americans headed to Mexico in 2021 compared to 14 other destinations. In a separate report about expats, Mexico ranked highly for both its cost of living and housing…
Blizzard has resolved an issue where players were accidentally making store purchases whilst using in-game chat, but is allegedly not issuing refunds to those affected. As shared on the Overwatch subreddit community, Dracyoshi reports that whilst “chatting with some friends while browsing the hero gallery”, the game “unexpectedly began unlocking Junnker Queen’s Plutonium skin”. As…
Joe Mlaker Joe Mlaker, 70, decided to start a business just two weeks after retiring from his job as a pastor. As the stock market tanks, he says this supplemental income has become more important. He expects to earn roughly $2,000 in monthly income from his business moving forward. On a Sunday in May, 70-year-old…
Uber said it corrected the fare and apologized for the issue. STR/NurPhoto via Getty Images A passenger was charged almost $39,000 for a 15-minute Uber ride, according to reports. Oliver Kaplan, 22, ordered an Uber after finishing work to meet some friends about four miles away. The next day, he discovered the destination had been…
Cobb (not pictured) first got sick right when she started at her job, and said that her mental health issues were exacerbated by the stress of trying to navigate both. MoMo Productions/Getty Images Gina Cobb was diagnosed with a chronic autoimmune illness last year. It’s a disability that can be both mentally and physically debilitating,…
A co-operative Persona 5 Royale strategy card game is releasing next year. Atlus has confirmed that it’s partnering with Pandasaurus Games to publish the card game designed by Emerson Matsuuchi, whose prior work includes the tabletop games Century: Eastern Wonders and Foundations of Rome. “Players will take on the roles of their favorite Phantom Thieves…
Bella Ramsey – who plays Ellie in HBO’s upcoming The Last of Us TV adaptation – was advised not to play the game ahead of joining the show. During her audition for the part, Ramsey was asked if she’d played any of Naughty Dog’s critically-acclaimed game. When she answered honestly – “nope” – she was…