NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft is put in the nosecone of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket in preparation for launch. Ed Whitma / Johns Hopkins APL / NASA Elon Musk’s SpaceX is set to launch a first-of-its-kind planetary defense mission for NASA in the early hours of Wednesday morning, sending the spacecraft on its
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JJFarquitectos | iStock | Getty Images The coronavirus pandemic brought unprecedented hardship to renters, at one point leaving as many as 40 million people at risk of losing their homes. That the situation got so bad, so quickly for tenants revealed long-lasting issues of housing instability in the U.S., caused by rapidly rising rents and
One concern that some lawmakers and academics share is whether policies that incentivize investments in capital, such as full expensing or bonus depreciation, may hurt workers by encouraging firms to automate. A new paper casts doubt on that concern and finds the opposite—low-skilled workers are most helped by policies that encourage capital investments because those
The Stripe logo on a smartphone with U.S. dollar banknotes in the background. Budrul Chukrut | SOPA Images | LightRocket via Getty Images Online payments giant Stripe is still in no rush to go public, with co-founder John Collison telling CNBC the company is happy staying private for now. “We’re very happy as a private
In this article BNTX Visitors at the Christmas market in Dortmund, western Germany on November 22, 2021. Some of Germany’s federal states have canceled their Christmas markets due to the Covid crisis. Ina Fassbender | AFP | Getty Images Germany’s health minister has issued a stark warning to the country’s public, telling citizens that vaccination
Bill Gates wants you to read more science fiction. On Monday, Gates released his annual holiday book recommendation list — along with a blog post explaining why two of his five selections are science-fiction books. As a child, he wrote, he was “obsessed” with science fiction. And though the famous reading enthusiast focused more on
blackCAT | E+ | Getty Images It’s easy to ignore finances during the holiday season. But with five weeks left in 2021, there’s still time for year-end moves to slash tax bills or boost refunds, experts say. While tax planning is a year-round process, the last couple of months may offer the chance to finalize
In this photo illustration of the ripple cryptocurrency ‘altcoin’ sits arranged for a photograph on April 25, 2018 in London, England. Jack Taylor | Getty Images News | Getty Images Fintech company Ripple is making great strides in its legal feud with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, CEO Brad Garlinghouse told CNBC on Monday.
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Jeff Zients, White House Covid-19 coordinator, speaks during a news conference at the White House on April 13, 2021. Leigh Vogel | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Biden administration has no plans to curb future Covid-19 surges using a nationwide lockdown, White House coronavirus response coordinator Jeff Zients said at a briefing Monday. Zients’ comments
Zoom CEO Eric Yuan makes a toast after the Nasdaq opening bell ceremony in New York on April 18, 2019. Kena Betancur | Getty Images Zoom reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings on Monday, while warning investors of a revenue slowdown at the video-chat company as the pandemic comes to an end. Here’s how the company did:
Elizabeth Holmes, founder of Theranos Inc., arrives at federal court in San Jose, California, U.S., on Monday, Nov. 22, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Elizabeth Holmes took mostly easy questions from her defense attorney on Monday, as the former Theranos founder was given the stage to tout
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon capsule on launch Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on November 09, 2021 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images The leadership of SpaceX’s rocket business has been shaken up, CNBC has learned, as two vice presidents have parted with the company. The changes
Anuchit Sirikangwan / EyeEm | EyeEm | Getty Images You’ve experienced an incredible loss. Now it’s time to think about protecting your future. Losing a spouse could be one of the most difficult things someone will ever face. However, despite the emotional hardship, a widow can emerge from the loss stronger than ever and more
katleho Seisa Despite the biggest cost-of-living adjustment in decades, Social Security beneficiaries may still find it challenging to make their monthly checks stretch farther next year. The reasons: Inflation is continuing to drive up consumer prices, while standard Medicare Part B premiums will rise by 14.5% in 2022 in a bigger-than-expected jump. The Consumer Price
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In this article GM RIVN BLNK ASTR The GM logo is seen on a water tank of the General Motors assembly plant in Ramos Arizpe, in Coahuila state, Mexico February 11, 2021. Daniel Becerril | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Activision Blizzard — The video game stock continues to be
Real estate broker Rebecca Van Camp places a “Sold” placard on her sign in front of a home in Meridian, Idaho, on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020. Darin Oswald | Tribune News Service | Getty Images Sales of previously owned homes in October rose 0.8% to a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 6.34 million units, according
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In this article WMT The Walmart+ home screen on a laptop computer in Brooklyn, New York on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty Images Walmart is adding another tool to its arsenal this holiday season to drum up online sales: More than 30 livestreaming events, including one with musician Jason Derulo