The company’s 747 jet “Cosmic Girl” releases a LauncherOne rocket in mid-air for the first time during a drop test in July 2019. Greg Robinson / Virgin Orbit CNBC’s Investing in Space newsletter offers a view into the business of space exploration and privatization, delivered straight to your inbox. CNBC’s Michael Sheetz reports and curates the … Read more
A Christmas tree stands in front of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York on December 1, 2023. Angela Weiss | Afp | Getty Images In the final CNBC’s Delivering Alpha Stock Survey poll of the year, the 300 investors, traders and money managers surveyed are behind Jerome Powell and the Federal Reserve. … Read more
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on the first day back since the Christmas holiday on December 26, 2023 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty Images In each of the past 16 Decembers I have selected and invested personally in 10 of the … Read more
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Thursday said that Western nations are quietly changing strategy regarding the war in Ukraine. “Some ‘calls’ begin, whispers, like, why don’t you meet with someone in Europe who would be ready to talk, and talk about Ukraine without Ukraine,” Lavrov told state-owned news organizations RIA Novosti and Rossiya 24, … Read more
NEW YORK (NewsNation) — Nearly 1 in 5 Americans aged 18-29 has a “positive view” of terrorist leader Osama bin Laden, according to a new poll. Bin Laden, the former al-Qaeda leader, claimed responsibility for the Sep. 11, 2001 attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and the crash of Flight 93 in Pennsylvania. Additionally, … Read more
A Melbourne man has helped guide a delicate rescue operation to bring 41 miners to safety in India. The men became trapped in a collapsed tunnel under the Himalayas in India’s northern Uttarakhand State on November 12. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Aussie man guides delicate rescue operation to bring 41 miners to safety. Watch the … Read more
The U.S. on Thursday imposed sanctions on a group of money exchange services from Yemen and Turkey alleged to help provide funding to Iranian-backed Houthi rebels who have been launching attacks on commercial shipping vessels in the southern Red Sea. Included in the sanctions are the head of a financial intermediary in Sana’a, … Read more
“This is a theatre, there are no weapons or terrorists here,” said Ahmed Tobasi Jenin, Palestinian Territories: The Palestinian Freedom Theatre in the occupied West Bank will welcome actors back this weekend, just over a fortnight after an Israeli raid on the centre sparked an international outcry. Its artistic director Ahmed Tobasi told AFP the … Read more
Roy Hodgson’s position as Crystal Palace manager is under mounting pressure after eight games without a win, with Steve Cooper in the frame to replace the former England manager following his sacking by Nottingham Forest earlier this month. It is understood that Hodgson, who was seen spitting on the ground in frustration as he made … Read more
Egypt says it has proposed a framework to end the conflict in Gaza Egypt said on Thursday that it had put forward a framework proposal to end the conflict between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip that includes three stages ending with a ceasefire, and said it was awaiting responses on the plan. Egypt … Read more
