NASA still expects Boeing’s Starliner to bring astronauts back from ISS, but notes SpaceX has backup option

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Wearing Boeing spacesuits, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore (R) and Suni Williams depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at Kennedy Space Center for Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida to board the Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft for the Crew Flight Test launch on June 5, 2024. Miguel J. … Read more

NASA still expects Boeing’s Starliner to bring astronauts back from ISS, but notes SpaceX has backup option

Wearing Boeing spacesuits, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore (R) and Suni Williams depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at Kennedy Space Center for Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida to board the Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft for the Crew Flight Test launch on June 5, 2024. Miguel J. … Read more

Stocks, property, bonds, the pound: this is what a new Labour government means for UK investment

The Labour Party’s landslide victory in Thursday’s British election means it takes power in the country after more than a decade under the leadership of the Conservative Party. The change comes at a time when there is still a lot of economic uncertainty in the country, the effects of higher inflation are still being felt … Read more

Investing in Space: Why Military Contracts Are Crucial for Aerospace Companies

SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket is scheduled to launch from Florida on June 25, 2024. NASA CNBC’s Investing in Space newsletter delivers an inside look at the world of space exploration and privatization, delivered straight to your inbox. CNBC’s Michael Sheetz reports and delivers breaking news, investor updates, and exclusive interviews on the most important companies … Read more

Revolut CEO confident of UK banking license approval as fintech firm posts record $545m profit

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Nikolay Storonsky, founder and CEO of Revolut. Harry Murphy | Sportsfile for Web Summit via Getty Images LONDON — The chief executive of British financial technology giant Revolut told CNBC he is optimistic about the company’s chances of getting a British banking license, as the company reported record pre-tax profits for the year thanks to … Read more

Crypto firm Circle gets approval to issue stablecoin in EU under strict bloc rules

Launched in 2018 by crypto company Circle, USDC is now the world’s second-largest stablecoin, with over $30 billion worth of tokens in circulation. Nurphoto | Getty Images Cryptocurrency firm Circle reported Monday that it has now registered as an electronic money institution (EMI) in France, a key license for the company to become a compliant … Read more

Crypto firm Circle gets approval to issue stablecoin in EU under strict bloc rules

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Launched in 2018 by crypto company Circle, USDC is now the world’s second-largest stablecoin, with over $30 billion worth of tokens in circulation. Nurphoto | Getty Images Cryptocurrency firm Circle reported Monday that it has now registered as an electronic money institution (EMI) in France, a key license for the company to become a compliant … Read more

Investing in space: why ULA must launch its second Vulcan rocket as soon as possible

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A good example of this this week is United Launch Alliance’s Cert-2 mission. If you’re in the space business, it’s a wild statement when CEO Tory Bruno announces that ULA is going to bite the bullet and fly Cert-2 without a payload from the customer. After all, aren’t rockets expensive? Don’t rockets often wait months … Read more

S&P 500 levels to see if troubling chart patterns in Nvidia and other tech mean a sell-off is near

Some questions about candlestick patterns for leading tech names have led me to focus on possible downside targets for the S&P 500. Because if the mega-cap growth stocks start to falter, it could be a dangerous summer for our growth-dominated benchmarks. This week we saw bearish candlestick patterns for major technology names, with Nvidia Corp … Read more

CNBC Daily Open: S&P 500 briefly crosses 5,500, closes lower

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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on January 22, 2024 in New York City. Michael M Santiago | Getty Images News | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open updates investors with everything they need to know, … Read more