Thanks to travel rewards credit cards, you summer like a celebrity for the cost of a staycation, and your friends are starting to notice. There’s no reason to gatekeep your travel secrets — the more friends know about how to earn valuable rewards, the more who will join you on epic and deeply discounted adventures. Not only do you take the time to answer their credit card questions, but you also send referral links if you carry a card they’re interested in applying for. If they end up getting a card with your referral, they can earn a generous sign-up…
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The President of Islamic Republic of Iran Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi during the meeting with Secretary-General Antonio Guterres UN Headquarters. Lev Radin | Lightrocket | Getty Images The sudden death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash plunges Tehran into fresh uncertainty at a time when it already faces deep economic decline, popular discontent, and war. The helicopter carrying President Raisi suffered a hard landing on Sunday while returning from Azerbaijan in poor weather conditions, Iranian state media reported on Monday. Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian also died in the accident. All eyes are now on what comes next…
Gen Z might be onto something when they say having a ‘delulu’ mindset—that is, having a perhaps unjustifiable belief in yourself—is the secret to success. That’s because Amazon’s CEO Andy Jassy just revealed that it’s not a ritzy college degree or being the best networker that will make you stand out at the start of your career—but a positive attitude. “An embarrassing amount of how well you do, particularly in your twenties, has to do with attitude,” Jassy said in an interview with LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky. After giving up on a career in sportscasting and then dabbling in music…
Lai Ching-te (center) was sworn in as Taiwan’s new president on Monday, taking over from his predecessor Tsai Ing-wen (left), who is stepping down at the end of her two-term limit on the presidency. Annabelle Chih | Getty Images News | Getty Images Taiwan’s new President Lai Ching-te urged China to stop its hostile political and military threats against the island and work toward regional peace. Lai, who was sworn in on Monday, said in his inaugural address that Taiwan “cannot make any concessions on democracy and freedom.” In his speech, the 64-year-old doctor turned politician urged Beijing to “choose dialogue…
There are so many investing blogs and websites, it can be hard to know who to follow! That’s why we wanted to curate this list of the best investing blogs and websites. Being a good investor is all about education. There are so many facets to investing, that one person or blog just doesn’t have everything. In fact, you can spend years and years researching investing topics, and there will still be things to learn or stones left to turn. That’s why it’s important to turn to the best investing blogs. This is the ninth edition of the best investing…
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has been killed in a helicopter crash in a mountainous area of the country. Rescuers on Monday found the helicopter that had been carrying the president and other officials including Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, who also died, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported. It crashed on Sunday near Tavil village in northwest Iran. Raisi was returning from an event on the border with Azerbaijan in a party of three helicopters when his craft went down with nine people on board, all of who died. There was dense fog in the region, making conditions difficult for rescue…
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi speaks during a meeting with the cabinet in Tehran, Iran, October 8, 2023. Wana News Agency | Reuters Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian died in a helicopter crash, state media reported Monday. Iranian state television reported there was “no sign of life” at the crash site of the helicopter that carried Raisi, Amirabdollahian, and others. “All the passengers of the helicopter carrying the Iranian president and foreign minister were martyred,” semi-official news agency Mehr News reported. Drone footage published on state media FARS News Agency showed the chopper’s wreckage on a steep hillside. “The…
The time it’s taking for some of China’s electric-car makers to pay suppliers is ballooning — a further sign of stress in the nation’s increasingly cutthroat auto market. Nio Inc. was taking around 295 days to clear its receipts payable, the vast majority of which are owed to suppliers, at the end of 2023 versus 197 days in 2021, according to the most recent available data compiled by Bloomberg. Xpeng Inc., another US-listed Chinese EV maker, was taking 221 days to honor its obligations to vendors and related parties, up from 179 days, the data show. Elon Musk’s Tesla Inc.,…
U.S. President Joe Biden addresses Morehouse College graduates during a commencement ceremony in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., May 19. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters President Joe Biden on Sunday addressed the war in Gaza and discussed his investments in Black communities during a commencement speech at Morehouse College, part of a larger effort to reinvigorate the voter coalition that helped elect him in 2020. “We’re connecting Black neighborhoods cut off by old highways and decades of disinvestment when no one cared about the community,” the president said at Morehouse, a historically Black men’s college in Atlanta. The president spotlighted several other policy…
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell made a pitch for public service to recently minted graduates at Georgetown University Law Center, his alma mater, on Sunday. The former investment banker left the practice of law a few years after receiving his degree, but he emphasized that his education opened up many potential paths, including the opportunity to work in government. “Each of you has the capability to achieve success in any field you choose; it is important that you also consider how to give back and use your gifts to make a difference,” he said in prepared remarks, encouraging the graduates…
It’s all about to happen. But until it happens, then no money should be made waiting for it. We have to see its success to invest in it. Otherwise, the heck with it. There. That had been the bear case against artificial intelligence, generative AI, accelerated computing and large language models (LLMs), all the essential gobbledygook until May 2023. That’s when Nvidia and CEO Jensen Huang “missed” by $4 billion. That’s right, they reported $4 billion more in revenue than expected. I say “missed” because Jensen likes to tell the story that way. Every time he does, he knows he…
An economist offered an explanation for a paradox that has emerged in recent data showing that spending has remained robust even as consumers report feeling pessimistic. Joanne Hsu, who is the director of the University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment survey, told CNBC on Friday that she thinks Americans have abandoned plans to save money as they see their financial goals look less attainable and are spending money instead. “This positive spending is not a reflection of some sort of internalized secret sense of confidence that consumers have,” he explained. “And instead my interpretation is that consumers see that a lot…