Happy Amazon Prime Day to those who celebrate. I’m Jordan Parker Erb, and today I’ll be giving you the rundown on all things Prime Day — from the best deals to how to program your Alexa to notify you of upcoming sales. Now, let’s take a big swig of coffee (or tea), check out the…
Costco’s hot dog and soda combo costs $1.50 and has remained the same price since 1985. Mary Meisenzahl/Insider Costco’s CEO confirmed to CNBC that its hot dog prices will remain the same. It follows rumors of a price hike, despite previous denials by senior company figures. The hot dog and soda combo costs $1.50 and…
Dollar and Euro Peter Dazeley/Getty Images After weeks of heading to parity with the dollar, the euro touched exactly $1.0000 on Tuesday. It last traded below that point in December 2002. A sudden stoppage in Russian natural gas flows and a collapse in German business sentiment hit the single currency. The euro hit exactly $1…
Heathrow Airport said it’s asking airlines to stop selling summer tickets. Carl Court/Getty Images Major UK airport Heathrow has asked airlines to stop selling summer tickets as travel disruption continues. Heathrow CEO said there is now a cap of 100,000 passengers flying per day from the airport. Passengers at Heathrow told Insider on Monday about…
Bill Ackman. Reuters Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Tontine Holdings (PSTH) raised $4 billion in 2020 to finance a merger. The investor’s SPAC plans to return the money after failing to close a deal within two years. Ackman blamed the market rebound, skepticism towards SPACs, and legal and regulatory challenges. Bill Ackman had high hopes for…
Goooood morning, Opening Bell crew. I’m Phil Rosen, and I’m extra chipper this morning — not because it’s no longer Monday, but because Amazon Prime Day kicks off today. If soaring inflation has put you on the hunt for deals, you can scope out Insider’s live updates here. Now for the real reason we’re all…
New York taxi drivers rally against Uber in 2015. Spencer Platt/Getty Images An Uber whistleblower leaked over 124,000 company documents to the media. The whistleblower has named himself as former Uber top lobbyist Mark MacGann. Uber says MacGann’s leak comes after it paid him a $550,000 settlement. MacGann disputes this. The whistleblower behind a leak…
Oil prices are getting thrashed against a backdrop of demand and supply-side pressures. (Photo by Janos Kummer/Getty Images) Oil prices skirted $100 a barrel on Tuesday, as investors fretted about the outlook for demand. Fresh COVID-19 lockdowns in China and recession fears are threatening to hurt consumption. Oil is getting battered by both demand and…
Cassidy Hutchinson, a former White House aide, at a hearing of the January 6 committee on June 28, 2022. Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo The Jan. 6 hearings prompted the DOJ to focus on Donald Trump, per The New York times. Officials were struck by testimony from Cassidy Hutchinson and changed tack, the report said. She said…
We’re well into the summer travel season, and the cost of travel insurance continues to creep up. The current average cost to insure a trip is $267.62, up from $264.10 last week, according to travel insurance agency SquareMouth. The exact amount you’ll pay for travel insurance depends on several factors, including your destination, how many…