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• A strong US stock market means homebuyers are more tolerant of high mortgage rates, Compass CEO Robert Reffkin said.
• Mortgage rates have been climbing back up towards 8% after hotter inflation data and delayed Fed rate cuts.
• But "you don't need 6% mortgage rates when the stock market is at an all-time high," says Reffkin.

Mortgage rates have been creeping

In not-so-surprising news, OnlyFans is a pretty lucrative side hustle.

Keeper, a tax-filing service focused on freelance workers, found OnlyFans had the highest median income of the top side hustles. It found the median annual income was $4,995. For comparison's sake, the most popular side hustle — DoorDash — had a median annual income of $2,636.

• Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi says that prioritizing drivers helped the company weather the pandemic.
• He acknowledged that drivers have been undervalued, and said that Uber needs to earn their loyalty.
• Uber drivers are worried about declining earnings, which led to a Valentine's Day

• The Fed so far has lowered inflation from historic levels without crushing growth.
• US GDP grew at 3.3% in the fourth quarter, the job market remains robust, and stocks are soaring.
• The Fed must now balance recession risks with a rebound in inflation.

At the start of 2023, Wall Street's r

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Mercedes-Benz is backing off its plan to only sell electric vehicles after 2030, the company said Thursday. It was the latest evidence that the global auto industry is feeling more dour about the all-electric future after a slowdown in sales growth.

It was only three years ago that Mercedes was feeling quite bullish about plug-in powertrains, saying

We might be watching a historic moon landing today.

Intuitive Machines’ IM-1 spacecraft, the uncrewed Odysseus, could potentially land on the surface of the Moon on Feb. 22 at around 4:24 p.m. ET, after an eight-day journey through space. While we can't be completely sure that the landing will be successful, on Wednesday Intuitive Machines said Odysseus "continues to be in excellent health in lunar

• Insider asked four interior designers to share things they would get rid of in their bathrooms.
• Old makeup, hotel toiletries, and expired products should be disposed of to maximize storage space. 
• Counter clutter and old towels can make the room feel chaotic and less inviting. 

Framework is all about modular, upgradable laptops and now the company is offering people a more-cost effective entry point. It has dropped the price of its B-stock Factory Seconds systems (which are built with excess parts and new components). As such, it's now offering a Framework Laptop 13 barebones configuration for under $500 for the very first time.

The 13-inch machine comes with an 11th-gen

• Sara Blakely, founder of the shapewear brand Spanx, is worth an estimated $1.1 billion.
• She lives in a 10,000-square-foot home in Atlanta and owns properties in three other states.
• She adds to her fortune as a public speaker and guest shark on "Shark Tank."

Sara Blakely's $1.1 billion net worth began with scissors and a pair of

Researchers have discovered a Russia-aligned PSYOPs campaign with a curious mix of espionage, disinformation, and Canadian pharmacy spam. It also has links to Alexi Navalny, the Kremlin critic who died last week in an Arctic penal colony. The PSYOPs — a military term for “psychological operations” — were unearthed by analysts at ESET, a cybersecurity firm headquartered in Slovakia. They named the

• A professional interior designer told Insider what things she'd never have in her own living room.
• Bare floors and empty bookshelves are missed design opportunities that don't look great.
• Vertical blinds, taxidermied animals, and weapons can get in the way of your intended aesthetic. 

There are an array of home