Bitcoin balloon Andriy Onufriyenko Some minority investors say crypto is still an important investment even after this year’s big crash. According to a survey, 25% of Black investors own cryptocurrency compared to 15% of white investors. Experts have expressed concern around minority investors’ exposure to risks in the crypto market. In 2013, as crypto was…
Carnival Cruise Line Taking a cruise this summer could be cheaper than booking a flight, staying in a hotel, or paying rent. There are about 2,000 cruises going for under $100 a day through 2022. Check ports near your home, transatlantic cruises, and cruise line-specific deals for the cheapest options. Cruises may be your only…
California Governor Gavin Newsom gestures, at the California Science Center outside the Ninth Summit of the Americas, in Los Angeles, California, U.S. June 9, 2022. ; U.S. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida, U.S. February 24, 2022. Lucy Nicholson/Reuters ; Octavio Jones/Reuters Some 23 million Californians…
Lowe’s workers transport emergency-relief supplies outside a store. Brent Clark/AP Images for Lowe’s Lowe’s employees have long decried the company’s scheduling policies. They describe workspaces rife with low morale and troubles maintaining work-life balance. The retailer’s latest response includes giving employees the option of coming in four days a week. After years of hearing employee…
Peloton Now might be the best time since the start of the pandemic to buy a Peloton bike on the second-hand market. Listings are proliferating on Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace. One seller said, “I just want it gone.” The second-hand market appears to be in full swing, with some bikes selling for a 50% discount….
Steve Bannon outside of the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse on June 15, 2022 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Steve Bannon was convicted of two counts of contempt of Congress on Friday. He accused the Jan. 6 committee of broadcasting lies and said Republicans needed their own committee. “I would tell the Jan. 6…
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) speaks in a Congressional hearing on July 19, 2022 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Democrats seem wary of going on a wild-goose chase to win over Manchin on climate. The year-long negotiating chaos has yielded a skinny bill centered on healthcare. Manchin has not made his vote an easy thing…
The Volkswagen ID.4 electric SUV is built at a plant in Germany. Jan Woitas/picture alliance via Getty Images Lithium is crucial to automakers’ plans to sell more electric cars. It’s a critical material in electric-car battery packs. But demand will far outstrip supply for years to come. Tesla’s Elon Musk has urged entrepreneurs to get…
OPINION: I’m going to be honest with you, I’ve never been a fan of gaming phones. Thanks to their garish designs, I have always found it embarrassing to pull a gaming phone out of my pocket in public, while the quslity of the camera is overlooked in favour of cranking up the performance power. And…
Last month, Stanford’s Sewer Coronavirus Alert Network, or SCAN, added monkeypox to the suite of viruses it checks wastewater for daily. Since then, monkeypox has been detected in 10 of the 11 sewer systems that SCAN tests, including those in Sacramento, Palo Alto, and several other cities in California’s Bay Area. As of July 21,…