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A conceptual rendering of the two ESCAPADE spacecraft in orbit around Mars. Rocket Lab Rocket Lab, which is nearing the close of its SPAC deal to go public, on Tuesday announced it won an early contract that may send two of its Photon spacecraft on a mission to Mars in 2024. NASA, under its Small

Jessica Bustle Source: Department of Justice The couple that invades the U.S. Capitol together gets convicted together. A married couple on Monday pleaded guilty to crimes related to their participating in the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol by supporters of then-President Donald Trump. Joshua and Jessica Bustle, who live in Bristow, Virginia, agreed to

In this article NVDA QCOM Cristiano Amon, president of Qualcomm and Qualcomm CDMA Technologies, responds to a question during a panel discussion on 5G wireless broadband technology during the 2018 CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 10, 2018. Steve Marcus | Reuters U.S. chip goliath Qualcomm has said it is open to the idea

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the conflict in the Middle East from the White House on May 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images President Joe Biden on Sunday said the U.S. has made progress in re-establishing its credibility on the world stage following a three-day summit of the Group

In this article ETCG GBTC SFTW^ A digital dollar won’t doom bitcoin, according to two cryptocurrency fund managers. As central banks around the world consider digitizing their fiat currencies, the trend could actually push more investors into crypto, Grayscale’s Michael Sonnenshein and Osprey Funds’ Greg King told CNBC this week. “That will not displace or,

In this article NGCA SPCE Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit, with a rocket under the wing of a modified Boeing 747 jetliner, takes off for a key drop test of its high-altitude launch system for satellites from Mojave, California, July 10, 2019. Mike Blake | Reuters Virgin Orbit, the satellite-launching spinoff of Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin

Dr. Peter Hotez warned that Southern U.S. states could feel the impact of the highly transmissible Delta Covid variant as early as this summer, due in part to low vaccination rates.  “I’m really holding my breath about the South and what happens over the summer,” said Hotez, co-director of the Center for Vaccine Development at

In this article UAL United was the first commercial airline to fly the first FDA-authorized Covid vaccines to the U.S. Source: United Airlines United Airlines told more than 40,000 employees on Friday that their jobs are safe when federal Covid-19 aid for the sector expires this fall thanks to a rebound in travel demand. The

Treasury yields fell again on Friday morning, as investors shrugged off the 5% annual jump in inflation reported in the previous session and appeared to buy the Federal Reserve’s argument that the price increases will be temporary. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note slipped to 1.443% shortly before 7 a.m. ET. The yield

In this article AAPL Tim Cook Source: Apple Apple released several new augmented reality tools and technologies for software makers during its annual WWDC conference this week. These technologies could be vital if Apple in fact releases an augmented reality headset or glasses in coming years. Apple has never confirmed plans to release augmented reality

The 10-year Treasury yield rose slightly early on Thursday but remained below 1.5%, with key inflation data due out later in the morning. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note rose less than a basis point to 1.498% at 4 a.m. ET. The yield on the 30-year Treasury bond edged higher to 2.173%. Yields

Acker Wines WASHINGTON – A rare bottle of Champagne produced before the Titanic embarked on her doomed maiden voyage, before the globe was engulfed in its First World War and before Albert Einstein published his landmark theory of general relativity will come to auction this week. Acker, the nation’s oldest and largest wine auction house,

U.S. Treasury yields ebbed lower early on Wednesday, despite an anticipated rise in inflation, with data due out tomorrow morning. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note fell to 1.513% at 4 a.m. ET. The yield on the 30-year Treasury bond dipped to 2.194%. Yields move inversely to prices. Treasurys The consumer price index

Tear gas is released into a crowd of protesters during clashes with Capitol police at a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress, at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, January 6, 2021. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters The family of Capitol rioter Ashli Babbitt is suing

In this article NYT Cofounder and executive chair of Reddit, Alexis Ohanian. Jerod Harris | Getty Images Reddit and global news websites including the FT, New York Times and Bloomberg are experiencing an outage, with some users unable to access the sites. Some visitors to the websites in both the U.K. and U.S. received the

A global shortage of semiconductors will continue to strain markets for months to come, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said Monday. “For the next year or so, this will be a daily challenge,” Raimondo said on CNBC’s “Closing Bell.” The scarcity of chips, which are required for an ever-growing variety of products, has already taken a

In this article NWSA Sundar Pichai, chief executive officer at Google LLC, speaks during the Google Cloud Next ’19 event in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Tuesday, April 9, 2019. Michael Short | Bloomberg | Getty Images France’s competition watchdog has fined Google 220 million euros ($268 million) for abusing its market power in the

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks during a news conference, after attending the G7 finance ministers meeting, at Winfield House in London, Britain June 5, 2021. Justin Tallis | Rueters U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that President Joe Biden‘s $4 trillion spending proposal would be positive for the country, even if it leads to