People commute in the central business district in Beijing, China. JADE GAO/AFP via Getty Images Oil prices declined Monday as Chinese factory data raised concerns about energy demand. New COVID-19 lockdowns in China also dampened the outlook for crude prices. WTI crude dropped 3.44%, while Brent crude, the international benchmark, slipped 2.77%. Oil prices dropped…
Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaking during a Google event in California in 2016. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai has raised concerns about the company’s productivity, CNBC reported. Pichai told staff that Google’s productivity and focus isn’t where it needs to be, per CNBC. He made the comments in an all-hands meeting. Productivity and…
Europe is facing a major energy crisis as Russia chokes off gas supply to the region. Andrew Cullen/Reuters Europe’s natural gas crisis is moving from a “bad” to “ugly” scenario, according to BofA. A shortage of gas as Russia slashes flows could mean winter stockpiles could be insufficient. Natural gas prices are likely to rise…
US Navy amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli demonstrates the US Marine Corps’ lightning carrier concept, April 7, 2022. US Marine Corps/Sgt. Samuel Ruiz The US Navy and Marine Corps recently demonstrated the “lightning carrier” concept on an amphibious assault ship for the first time. During the exercise this spring, sailors and Marines operated 20 F-35B…
Former Republican presidential candidate and ex-US Sen. Rick Santorum points to his target during a 2016 campaign stop at Impact Shooting Range in Boone, Iowa. AP Photo/Chris Carlson Rick Santorum is a face of a conservative movement to call a constitutional convention. Audio recordings obtained by Insider show how the ex-senator pitches a convention to…
The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant’s six nuclear reactors are shown, as seen from Nikopol, Ukraine, on April 27. Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images Russia is firing artillery from a nuclear power plant in Ukraine, per The New York Times. Russia sparked outrage when it captured the Zaporizhzhia plant, and has now militarized it. Experts say the risk…
Almost a month after his flight, Delta offered Tim Kelly a further 400,000 SkyMiles as compensation. Courtesy of Tim Kelly Delta forgot to put Tim Kelly’s wheelchair onto a flight to Dublin, then broke it on the way back. The airline has now given him 400,000 air miles in compensation, the same amount his tickets…
Getty Images Stocks opened lower Monday after closing out a strong July. The S&P 500 finished last month with a 9.1% gain, its best showing since November 2020. Wall Street is awaiting earnings from CVS, Starbucks, and Uber. US stocks opened lower Monday as investors lost steam following the strongest month for markets since November…
A series of missteps put Microsoft in second place before the Xbox One even came out. With the launch of the Xbox Series X and S, though, Microsoft is in a great position to compete. Both are well-priced, well-specced consoles with a huge library of games spanning two decades. Microsoft’s console strategy is unique. Someone…
“If we’re really doing this, I want to help,” utters Cassian Andor in Rogue One – and Andor is set to expand his role in the Star Wars universe with his own titular series, coming to Disney+. As Disney+ invests in Star Wars tales, we’ve seen the success of The Mandalorian, the revitalisation of Boba…