Image: Nothing Nothing, the new consumer tech startup led by OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei, is poised to announce its debut smartphone on July 12th at an event it’s calling (brace yourselves): Nothing (event): Return to Instinct. The company hasn’t been shy about pre-announcing the Nothing Phone 1’s features ahead of its “official” launch, so we…
President Joe Biden. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images The Education Department unveiled a list of proposals to reform the student-loan industry. Preventing interest capitalization, which grows on a borrower’s principal balance, is one of them. The goal is to remove capitalization that isn’t required under the Higher Education Act. Daniel Tapia, 41, got…
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., October 23, 2018. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Oppenheimer said the S&P 500 will underperform earlier expectations but still eke out a gain in 2022. The revision came after the S&P 500’s worst first half since 1970. “We believe US economic…
Real estate investor Ryan Chaw. Ryan Chaw Real estate investor Ryan Chaw nets $6,000 a month from his rental properties. He uses the acronym ALLIES to manage his side gig so he can work full-time as a pharmacist. It stands for: Agent, Lender, Licensed Contractor, Inhabitants, Tax Expert, and Supervisor. Though Ryan Chaw spends most…
Getty Images Natural gas has the power to break world economies and it’s getting more expensive High power costs are already forcing companies and industry to re-think future moves It isn’t likely to get better, experts say, in light of the turmoil from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine The natural gas market is still in a…
Security guards employed by Protection Plus Inc. were paid $370,000 in damages. Kylie Cooper/Getty Images Protection Plus Inc. was ordered to pay a total of $440,000 after failing to pay overtime properly. The Department of Labor said it violated several clauses in Fair Labor Standards Act. The company was forced to pay nearly $100,000 in…
Economist Dean Baker Kevin G. Hall/Tribune News Service via Getty Images Economists have said a recession looks increasingly likely next year as consumer prices have continued to rise in recent months. But the decreasing costs of gas and other goods means we may be able to avoid one, according to famed economist Dean Baker. Lower…
Myrkl just launched in the UK for around $35 a pack. Insider Myrkl is a new pre-drinking pill that claims to be the first to effectively break down alcohol. I took two pills that cost me less than $5 before going for after-work drinks. The next morning, I had no hangover symptoms and was amazed…
Footage shared by the Ukrainain Defense Ministry thanking the US for its donation of HIMARS. Ukraine Ministry of Defense Advanced US-supplied weaponry has been used by Ukraine to destroy a number of Russian military depots. Videos of huge explosions depict how eastern weapons are being put to use. President Zelenskyy thanked the USA for its…
US Capitol Douglas Rissing/Getty Images/iStock I was shocked to learn members of Congress trade stocks in companies their decisions affect. But they can. And sometimes, their trading habits are disturbing. So I decided to do something about it. On one of the COVID-19 pandemic’s earliest days, a Forbes article slid across my computer screen. The…