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SpaceX stacks Starship prototype 20 on top of Super Heavy rocket Booster 4 on August 6, 2011. @elonmusk on Twitter Elon Musk’s SpaceX stacked a Starship prototype rocket on top of a Super Heavy rocket booster for the first time on Friday morning, giving a look at the scale of the combined nearly 400-foot-tall vehicle.

Healthcare plan stocks moved sharply lower Thursday after pharmacy benefit and health insurance provider Cigna Corporation (CI) doubled the estimated impact that COVID-19 would have on its full-year results. The company surprised investors by saying that it now anticipates the pandemic to hit earnings by $2.50 per share, substantially higher than its previous forecast of

Traders at the New York Stock Exchange. Source: NYSE The market is churning at record levels as Covid fears ramp up and political uncertainty swirls, but there are still buying opportunities for investors. On Tuesday, Stephanie Link of Hightower Advisors, Josh Brown of Ritholtz Wealth Management, investor Pete Najarian and I joined Scott Wapner on

Virgin Galactic’s passenger rocket plane VSS Unity, carrying Richard Branson and crew, begins its ascent to the edge of space above Spaceport America near Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, U.S. July 11, 2021 in a still image from video. Virgin Galactic | via Reuters Virgin Galactic delivered second-quarter results after the market closed on Thursday

One of the biggest financial decisions in life is buying a home. Homeownership allows one to build home equity and deduct mortgage interest from their taxes. A home could potentially increase in value over time, and there are intangible benefits such as having greater control over renovations. When an individual buys a home, monthly expenses

In this article ASTR Rocket 3.2 lifts off on December 15, 2020 from Kodiak, Alaska. John Kraus / Astra Publicly traded rocket builder Astra will go for its first launch of the year later this month, aiming to carry a Pentagon payload to orbit. “The Space Force is right now lined up to do a

In this article VRA VERA A woman walks past JPMorgan Chase & Co’s international headquarters on Park Avenue in New York. Andrew Burton | Reuters JPMorgan Chase‘s new healthcare unit has made its first investment, CNBC has learned exclusively. The bank has agreed to invest $50 million in Vera Whole Health, a Seattle-based start-up that

The main factors that drive the marginal propensity to consume (MPC) are the availability of credit, taxation levels, and consumer confidence. According to Keynesian economic theory, the propensity to consume can be influenced by government economic policy. Specifically, Keynesian economics theorizes the government can increase consumption levels and the overall robustness of the nation’s economy

In this article HOOD Vlad Tenev, co-founder and CEO of Robinhood rings the opening bell at the Nasdaq on July 29th, 2021. Source: The Nasdaq Robinhood shares are jumping in early trading on Wednesday, setting the newly public stock trading app up to extend its 24% rally from the previous session. Shares of Robinhood popped

SpaceX rolls out Super Heavy Booster 4 in preparation for the company’s first orbital Starship launch. Elon Musk SpaceX on Tuesday rolled out the rocket booster that the company plans to use to launch the first Starship orbital flight, and Elon Musk shared photos of the enormous vehicle. A look inside SpaceX’s high bay after

When he was chair of the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Gary Gensler developed a reputation as a tough regulator. According to a Bloomberg profile, his name became an expletive to many on Wall Street—to the delight of Elizabeth Warren and her allies in the Obama administration. He faces a similar assignment when it comes

In this article SEDG A Solarpro employee installs a SolarEdge Technologies Inc. inverter at a residential property in Sydney, Australia, on Monday, May 17, 2021. Brendon Thorne | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of SolarEdge jumped nearly 12% during premarket trading on Tuesday after the company topped expectations during the second quarter and provided an

In this article RKT Signage for Rocket Mortgage by Quicken Loans is displayed on a laptop computer in an arranged photograph taken in the Brooklyn borough of New York, U.S., on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020. Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Rocket Companies jumped as much as 8% on Monday after the

No one wants to lose money when they’re playing the market. That’s why it’s important to set a floor for your position in a security. That’s where stop-loss orders come in. But many investors have a tough time determining where to set their levels. Setting them up too far away may result in big losses

A customer shops for groceries at La Tapatia Market during a blackout in Napa, California, on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images The electric grid in the West is being tested like never before amid extreme-weather events, including raging wildfires and severe droughts fueled by climate change. Utility companies

Tesla’s Model Y compact crossover vehicles at a showroom in Shanghai, China, on January 18, 2021. VCG | Visual China Group | Getty Images Earnings season is well underway, as a number of mega-cap tech names released their financial results this past week. However, there’s still plenty more to come as several companies have yet

Porter’s five forces is a widely used framework for analyzing industries. It refers to the competitive influences shaping the corporate strategies that are likely to be successful. The framework has held up well over time and continues to be a staple of the coursework for business classes. There are, however, some blind spots that you

In this article XOM CVX Oil well pump jacks operated by Chevron Corp. in San Ardo, California, U.S., on Tuesday, April 27, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Chevron reported a second straight quarter of profits Friday as improving demand for petroleum products and a jump in oil prices boosted operations. The

People exit the headquarters of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in Washington, D.C., May 12, 2021. Andrew Kelly | Reuters The Securities and Exchange Commission said Friday it will now require additional disclosures from Chinese companies seeking a listing on U.S. stock exchanges, following Beijing’s intensified crackdown on oversea share issuance. “In light of

The investment community and financial media tend to obsess over interest rates and for a good reason. Interest rates refer to the cost someone pays for the use of someone else’s money. When the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), which consists of seven governors of the Federal Reserve Board and five Federal Reserve Bank presidents,