Oct 14, 2022
U.S. retail sales unchanged; consumers showing resilience

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. retail sales were unexpectedly flat in September as households cut back on purchases of motor vehicles and other big-ticket items like electronics and appliances amid stubbornly high inflation and rapidly rising interest rates.…

Oct 13, 2022
Netflix ad-supported plan to launch in November at $7 a month

By Dawn Chmielewski and Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Netflix Inc said on Thursday it will introduce a streaming plan with advertising for roughly $7 per month in November, a move to attract new subscribers after the company lost customers…

Oct 12, 2022
U.S. home heating bills expected to surge this winter -EIA

(Reuters) -U.S. consumers can expect to pay up to 28% more to heat their homes this winter than last year due to surging fuel costs and slightly colder weather, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) projected in its winter fuels…

Oct 12, 2022
Arizona cryonics facility preserves bodies to revive later

By Liliana Salgado SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (Reuters) - Time and death are "on pause" for some people in Scottsdale, Arizona. Inside tanks filled with liquid nitrogen are the bodies and heads of 199 humans who opted to be cryopreserved in hopes…

Oct 12, 2022
Twitter reviews policies around permanent user bans – FT

(Reuters) -Twitter Inc is reviewing its policies around permanently banning users, possibly bringing its content moderation in line with Elon Musk's vision for the social media platform, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. Twitter has been exploring if there are…