Starting a business isn’t easy, which is why it’s important to educate yourself before diving into the world of entrepreneurship. And it appears that more and more of us are making the plunge from the 9-5 to going into business for ourselves. According to Google’s Year in Search 2021, last year, more people searched for…
Cybercriminals have spotted an abandoned WordPress plugin that is vulnerable to a high-severity flaw, and are now on the hunt for any websites using it. Security firm Wordfence found that since July 4, cybercriminals have scanned almost 1.6 million WordPress site in search of the vulnerable plugin. Luckily, only a small portion of websites are…
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President Joe Biden speaks about gas prices. Drew Angerer / Getty Images US gas prices have dropped for 30 days straight and are down about 9% from a month ago, AAA data shows. Growing recession concerns have sent US crude oil prices below $100 per barrel. Even with the decline at the pump, gas prices…
Shell CEO Ben van Beurden. Benoit Tessier/Reuters Europe may have to ration energy to cope with declining Russian supply this winter, says Shell CEO. Ben van Beurden predicted “significantly” higher natural gas prices if Putin cuts flows further. Emmanuel Macron has asked French citizens to reduce their energy usage to avoid a difficult winter. Europe…
FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images US stocks climbed Friday as investors sifted through more earnings results and retail sales data. Citigroup reported earnings that beat estimates on the back of strong trading revenue. Data released Friday showed retail sales jumped 1% in June, more than economists were expecting. US stocks rose on Friday, trying to claw…
Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images The Spanish government will implement a temporary tax on banks and energy corporations. The tax is meant to combat rising inflation and utility costs, which rose due to the war in Ukraine. The government will make trains free for four months, and increase scholarship stipends for students. While…
Donald Trump and then-wife, Ivana Trump, pose outside the Federal Courthouse in New York in May 1988. AP Photo/File Donald Trump’s PAC sent an email noting the death of Ivana Trump that included a donate button. Trump’s spokeswoman told Insider that a donate function was added automatically. Ivana Trump, 73, was found dead in her…
Menna Rawlings, the UK’s ambassador to France. Mohammed Badra, Pool via AP The UK’s ambassador to France said French border officials questioned her diplomatic status. Menna Rawlings said she was asked if her husband was the ambassador instead. She tweeted her experience with the hashtag “#everydaysexism.” The UK’s ambassador to France said that French border-control…
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on October 14, 2019. Alexey Nikolsky/Getty Images Saudi Arabia more than doubled its imports of Russian oil in the second quarter, Reuters says. The move allowed the Kingdom to free up their own exports. The increase comes as President…