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The Insider Picks team writes about stuff we think you’ll like. Business Insider has affiliate partnerships, so we get a share of the revenue from your purchase. Many apps and online services help interested investors trade stocks, bonds, and options, and save up for the future. At $ 4.95/trade and $ 3.95/trade for active investors, […]

Tax cuts and higher interest rates help boost banks’ earnings

SO THIS is how normality feels. Between April 13th and April 18th America’s biggest banks reported a strong set of first-quarter earnings, with a helping hand from the taxman. Some are more profitable than they have been for years. They are paying billions to shareholders; regulatory reins are being loosened. Yet the stockmarket shrugged. On […]

Sky News cuts off top British general after he asks ‘Why would Syria launch a gas attack now?’

UK broadcaster Sky News cut short Major-General Jonathan Shaw, formerly one the British Army’s most senior officers, in mid-sentence, as he cast doubt on London’s narrative on the alleged Syrian government gas attack in Douma. News presenter Samantha Washington asked Shaw a narrowly-worded question, asking if Russian denials about the government’s responsibility would mean it’s […]

Home Secretary pleads ignorance over govt report linking Tory police cuts to spike in violent crime

A leaked Home Office document links police cuts to a frightening spike in violence across London in the past few months, but Home Secretary Amber Rudd says she hasn’t even seen it. The document, published by The Guardian, found that a drop in the number of bobbies policing the streets of London “likely contributed” to […]

Sony cuts PSVR prices, releases free Wipeout Omega Collection VR patch

Buoyed by recent upticks in PlayStation VR sales due to temporary price cuts, Sony today announced permanent drops for PSVR bundle prices, coinciding with the release of a long-awaited free VR update to the futuristic racing game Wipeout Omega Collection. Effective March 29, the PlayStation VR with Doom VFR bundle will sell for $ 299.99 in […]

Budget Cuts brings its VR robot mayhem to Oculus and Steam on May 16

For more than two years Sweden-based Neat Corporation has been working to turn its robot-killing VR demo Budget Cuts into a fully fledged game with hours of entertainment. We just left the first demo of the game at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco and learned how close they are to releasing one of VR’s most […]

BBC Breakfast: Charlie Stayt cuts emotional Tobias Ellwood interview short

This morning’s BBC Breakfast focused on the one year anniversary of the Westminster attacks. Charlie Stayt and Naga Munchetty heard the stories of a number of police officers, and spoke to some government officials on their views of the attacks one year on. Conservative MP Tobias Ellwood joined the presenters to talk about his actions […]