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Flames from a flaring pit near a well in the Bakken Oil Field. The primary component of natural gas is methane, which is odorless when it comes directly out of the gas well. In addition to methane, natural gas typically contains other hydrocarbons such as ethane, propane, butane, and pentanes. Orjan F. Ellingvag | Corbis

An aerial view of a Starship prototype stacked on a Super Heavy booster at the company’s Starbase facility outside of Brownsville, Texas. SpaceX Elon Musk’s SpaceX is set to join the Federal Aviation Administration as a co-defendant to fight a lawsuit brought by environmental groups following the company’s first test flight of Starship, the world’s

Microsoft founder Bill Gates reacts during a visit with Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of the Imperial College University, in London, Britain, February 15, 2023. Justin Tallis | Pool | Reuters Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates believes that the future top company in artificial intelligence will likely have created a personal digital agent that can perform

“Now Boarding” is a weekly podcast about air travel and the business of flying. CNBC airlines reporter Leslie Josephs and CNBC senior producer Erin Black delve into topics like turbulence, airline status, boarding, jumbo jets and all things aviation. Watch this episode and others on CNBC’s YouTube channel every Sunday. On this episode of “Now Boarding” Leslie and Erin discuss frequent flyer status,

Sam Altman, chief executive officer and co-founder of OpenAI, speaks during a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, May 16, 2023. Congress is debating the potential and pitfalls of artificial intelligence as products like ChatGPT raise questions about the future of creative industries and the ability to tell fact from fiction. 

U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks to reporters with U.S. Senate Republican Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) at his side following debt limit talks at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 9, 2023.  Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The on-again, off-again deliberations on Capitol Hill surrounding the debt ceiling are back off-again, as House

In this article STLA GM F 7203.T-JP Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT 2024 Toyota Tacoma Trailhunter Toyota DETROIT — Size matters. Just ask America’s largest automakers. Ford, General Motors and Toyota are among those increasingly looking to capitalize on the growing midsize pickup truck segment: vehicles big enough to command high price tags but

Supreme Court nominee and U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Amy Coney Barrett on Capitol Hill in Washington, October 21, 2020. Ken Cedeno | Reuters A federal prosecutor on Friday removed her name from consideration for a seat on the Connecticut Supreme Court after blowback from legislators over a 2017 letter she signed in support of

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman testifies before a Senate Judiciary Privacy, Technology, and the Law Subcommittee hearing titled ‘Oversight of A.I.: Rules for Artificial Intelligence’ on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 16, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters At most tech CEO hearings in recent years, lawmakers have taken a contentious tone, grilling executives

In this article TM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT 2024 Toyota Tacoma Trailhunter Toyota Toyota Motor is counting on the fourth generation of its Tacoma truck, including a new “Trailhunter” model, to help maintain its leadership in the growing U.S. midsize pickup market. The Tacoma has led the midsize pickup segment in sales for

Bottle of Vaccine for booster shot for Smallpox and Monkeypox MPXV. Angelp | Istock | Getty Images The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday urged gay men and other individuals at high risk from mpox to get fully vaccinated to prevent a summer resurgence of the virus. The CDC’s call for those at

In this article GSBD Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Over the next 10 years, AI could increase productivity by 1.5 percent per year. And that could increase S&P500 profits by 30 percent or more over the next decade, Goldman Sachs says. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Goldman Sachs is bullish about artificial intelligence

Bankrupt rocket company Virgin Orbit received a $17 million “stalking horse” bid for its modified 747 carrier jet and other aircraft assets, as it continues to examine options during Chapter 11 court proceedings. Virgin Orbit agreed to the terms of the potential aircraft deal from aerospace venture Stratolaunch, which is developing the world’s largest airplane

In this article TSLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Tesla CEO Elon Musk sat down for a sprawling interview with CNBC anchor David Faber on Tuesday following Tesla’s 2023 annual shareholder meeting in Austin, Texas. During the course of their approximately hour long conversation, Musk reflected on: How he has managed a takeover of

Former U.S. President Donald Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speak at midterm election rallies, in Dayton, Ohio, November 7, 2022 and Tampa, Florida, November 8, 2022 in a combination of file photos. Gaelen Morse | Reuters; Marco Bello | Reuters As former President Donald Trump blinks on the abortion debate, his likely top rival, Florida

In this article TSLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT SpaceX, Twitter and electric car maker Tesla CEO Elon Musk meets with France’s President Emmanuel Macron (L) at the Elysee presidential palace in Paris on May 15, 2023.  Ludovic Marin | Afp | Getty Images Tesla CEO Elon Musk sent an email to “everybody” at

A worker handles a block of ice at a wet market during a heat wave in Bangkok, Thailand, on Thursday, April 27, 2023.  Andre Malerba | Bloomberg | Getty Images Several cities in Southeast Asia experienced sweltering temperatures over the weekend, with some areas hitting new-all time highs as global climate change intensifies both heat

Fanatics logo is seen on the dugout wall before the game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Milwaukee Brewers at PNC Park on July 3, 2022 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images) Justin Berl | Getty Images Fanatics has agreed to acquire the U.S. operations of PointsBet, marking the sports giant’s first major