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Edwards Air Force Base is seen in California’s Mojave Desert in this photo taken by an astronaut on the International Space Station. NASA Elon Musk’s SpaceX is preparing to further test its Starlink satellite internet in a demonstration for the U.S. Air Force, the company revealed in a recent request to the Federal Communications Commission. “SpaceX

Wharton School’s Jeremy Siegel told CNBC on Thursday he believes stocks will still move higher this year, even in the face of rising bond yields and inflation concerns. In an interview on “Squawk Box,” the finance professor said the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package, which President Joe Biden hopes to sign into law Friday, is

Warren Buffett. Gerald Miller | CNBC Warren Buffett‘s net worth topped $100 billion for the first time as Berkshire Hathaway shares rallied to record highs. Berkshire’s Class A shares closed at a record high of $399,650 on Wednesday, bringing its 2021 advance to more than 14%. That put the “Oracle of Omaha” massive stake in

Shoppers walk past a “Sale” sign outside a store at the Easton Town Center Mall in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shutting down a $20 trillion economy in full swing seemed a daunting enough task by itself. Restarting that massive machine has proven still tougher. A

The headquarters of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is seen in Washington, DC, January 28, 2021. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images The Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday issued a warning against special purpose acquisition companies backed by celebrities, urging investors to think twice before jumping in. “Celebrity involvement in a

People are seen lining up at a Covid-19 testing site at Mona Vale Hospital on Dec. 18, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. Jenny Evans | Getty Images News | Getty Images Morgan Stanley is bullish on Australia, India and Singapore. The three countries stand out among those in Asia-Pacific that have handled the coronavirus pandemic well,

Sen. Pat Toomey told CNBC on Tuesday he welcomes stock-trading apps that make investing seem more approachable, rejecting complaints by some that brokerages like Robinhood have led to the so-called “gamification” of the equity market. The Pennsylvania Republican made the comments on “Squawk Box” ahead of Tuesday morning’s Senate Banking Committee’s hearing on retail investors and

Tesla Chairman and CEO Elon Musk unveils the new ‘Semi’ electric Truck to buyers and journalists on November 16, 2017 in Hawthorne, California, near Los Angeles. Veronique Dupont | AFP | Getty Images SpaceX is working on an antenna that will connect vehicles like semi-trucks and RVs to its satellite internet network, CEO Elon Musk

A Starlink user terminal being set up. SpaceX SpaceX wants to begin connecting moving vehicles – from cars and trucks to jets and ships – to its Starlink satellite internet network, according to a request the company filed with the Federal Communications Commission. “This application would serve the public interest by authorizing a new class

Exxon CEO Darren Woods emphasized the oil giant’s commitment to its dividend after the company lost more than $20 billion in 2020, and as activist investors push for change. “We’re going to continue to return cash to shareholders through a very strong dividend,” Woods said Thursday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” He noted that 2020 was

Tanger Outlets in National Harbor, Md. Mark Gail | For The Washington Post | Getty Images Shares of Tanger Factory Outlet Centers surged 20% in early trading on Thursday, becoming the latest heavily shorted stock to make a rapid move higher this year. The retail stock could be following in the footsteps of other names

A Model X is on display at a Tesla showroom on February 13, 2021 in Beijing, China. VCG | Visual China Group | Getty Images What’s behind the drop in tech stocks? A model Wall Street uses to value stocks is flashing caution. Tech stocks are in a correction. The Nasdaq 100, the largest 100

A view outside a Kohl’s store in Miramar, Florida. Johnny Louis | Getty Images Company: Kohl’s Corp (KSS) Kohl’s operates as a retail company in the United States. Its stores and website offer apparel, footwear, accessories, beauty, and home products. The company provides its products primarily under the brand names of Apt. 9, Croft &

The row of two-story tall 3D printer bays at the company’s headquarters. Relativity Space The founders of two private rocket-building companies met today – one, the richest person on Earth; the other, leader of a venture pushing the boundaries of manufacturing. Jeff Bezos stopped by the gleaming new “factory of the future” of Relativity Space

Virgin Galactic leaders in front of the New York Stock Exchange, from left: CEO George Whitesides, founder Richard Branson and Chairman Chamath Palihapitiya. Virgin Galactic Billionaire investor Chamath Palihapitiya, the chairman of Virgin Galactic who took the company public through a SPAC deal in 2019, sold his remaining personal stake earlier this week, a securities

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon capsule stand upright on the launchpad at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center ahead of the Demo-2 launch. Elon Musk’s SpaceX denounced a subpoena from the Department of Justice for its corporate hiring records, saying in a court filing that the investigation by the federal agency’s Immigrant and Employee

Morgan Stanley is now the biggest General Electric bull on Wall Street after analyst Josh Pokrzywinski raised his target on the stock to $17 on Thursday, up from his prior forecast of $13. Shares of GE briefly topped $14 per share after the markets opened Thursday, setting a new 52-week high before paring gains and

A Reddit logo seen displayed on a smartphone with stock market prices in the background. Omar Marques | LightRocket | Getty Images Shares of Rocket Companies dropped more than 11% in premarket trading Wednesday following a surprise rally in the previous session, as Wall Street analysts raised red flags on the frenzy trading. The online

CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Wednesday he anticipates a ferocious travel recovery from the Covid pandemic, a development that would have significant implications for companies with exposure to the industry and for the U.S. economy overall. “It’s going to be a boom here in this country, and I don’t think people are ready for it,” Cramer

Japanese billionaire entrepreneur Yusaku Maezawa speaks at SpaceX’s headquarters in Hawthorne, California.  Michael Sheetz | CNBC Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa announced on Tuesday that he will choose eight members of the public to join him on his trip around the moon, scheduled to fly on SpaceX’s Starship rocket in 2023. “I’m inviting you to join

The WallStreetBets forum on the Reddit Inc. website on a laptop computer and the logo on a smartphone arranged in Hastings-On-Hudson, New York, U.S., on Friday, Jan. 29, 2021. Tiffany Hagler-Geard | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Rocket Companies rallied more than 20% Tuesday in a surprising move on no apparent new news. The

Yellow Dog Prod. | Image Bank | Getty Images After a wild final week of a volatile month, it’s becoming increasingly clear that something is spooking investors. That something is the potential for a surge in inflation later this year.  Investors are justifiably concerned that the combination of sustained Fed interest-rate suppression and trillions in

Traders on floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Source: New York Stock Exchange Rising bond yields that shook investors the last couple weeks are well short of anything that poses a broader threat to the market, according to Goldman Sachs strategists. Longer-duration government bond yields have hit levels last seen before the Covid-19 pandemic

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. NYSE Bonds have been shunned by many investors as rock bottom rates made them unattractive relative to equities. On Thursday, the bond market may have gained an upper hand in the eyes of some investors. The 10-year Treasury yield jumped 9 basis points to

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies before the Senate Banking Committee hearing on “The Quarterly CARES Act Report to Congress” on Capitol Hill in Washington, December 1, 2020. Susan Walsh | Pool | Reuters Stock investors are trying desperately to interpret what a rise in bond yields means for the stock market. Since February 10th,

A sign outside of a facility occupied by TreeHouse Foods in Brantford, Ontario, Canada. Kristoffer Tripplaar | SIPA USA | AP Company: TreeHouse Foods Inc. (THS) TreeHouse Foods Inc. of Oak Brook, Illinois manufactures consumer packaged food and beverages, including a range of shelf-stable, refrigerated, fresh and frozen products. Its product categories include beverages, salad

Warren Buffett during an interview with CNBC’s Becky Quick on February 24, 2020. It turned out to be another year during which the billionaire investor shied away from game-changing acquisitions in a pricey market even after a sudden market cash and as his company holds a massive cash balance. Gerald Miller | CNBC This is

Longtime trader Art Cashin told CNBC on Friday that investors should brace themselves for a period of stock market volatility as Wall Street digests rising bond yields. “You have to be very careful. There is a fine line. If the market begins to believe that the Fed has somehow lost control of where the bond

An artist’s illustration of the difference in size between the company’s Terran 1 rocket, to the left, and the planned Terran R rocket. Relativity Space Relativity Space, the 3D-printing rocket builder, is making another big bet: Developing a fully reusable rocket, designed to match the power and capability of SpaceX’s workhorse Falcon 9 rockets. Called

Mentions of GameStop increased on Reddit days before shares of the video-game retailer took off again, according to Justin Zhen, co-founder of Thinknum, a tech firm that compiles alternative data sets for investors. “In the last 24 hours, we saw the number of occurrences of mentions for GameStop spike. It actually started spiking about four