Oil soars as Middle-East tensions spike

Oil soars as Middle-East tensions spike

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on April 09, 2024 in New York City.  Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no … Read more

Lockheed Martin to take Terran Orbital private in $450 million deal

Lockheed Martin to take Terran Orbital private in 0 million deal

Terran Orbital’s banner above the New York Stock Exchange on March 28, 2022. Terran Orbital Lockheed Martin is buying Terran Orbital, the company announced Thursday, with the defense giant reaching a deal to take the struggling spacecraft manufacturer private. The agreement will see Lockheed acquire Terran at an enterprise valuation of nearly $450 million, below … Read more

GlobalFoundries hiring as semiconductor chip demand rises

GlobalFoundries hiring as semiconductor chip demand rises

The semiconductor industry is recruiting workers in a tight labor market as the competition for talent ramps up and funding from the CHIPS and Science Act designed to spur domestic production continues to be dispersed. It is also staring down a projected shortfall of as much as one million workers in the broader U.S. economy … Read more

ULA needs to launch second Vulcan rocket

ULA needs to launch second Vulcan rocket

The Vulcan booster for the Cert-2 mission is seen during transport to Cape Canaveral, Florida. United Launch Alliance 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 latest news, investor updates and exclusive interviews on the most … Read more

Pentagon picks Blue Origin, SpaceX, ULA in $5.6 billion rocket program

Pentagon picks Blue Origin, SpaceX, ULA in .6 billion rocket program

A mass simulator version of a New Glenn rocket is moved for testing in November 2021. Blue Origin The Pentagon announced the first winning bidders in its rocket launch contract sweepstakes on Thursday, with Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin grabbing a spot for the first time. Blue Origin’s winning bid came as part of contracts awarded … Read more

Boeing and SpaceX had a major week

Boeing and SpaceX had a major week

The SpaceX Starship launches during its fourth flight test from Boca Chica beach on June 06, 2024 in Brownsville, Texas.  Brandon Bell | Getty Images 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 latest news, investor … Read more

Boeing Starliner crew flight to make another launch attempt for NASA

Boeing Starliner crew flight to make another launch attempt for NASA

[The live stream above is scheduled to start at 9:45 a.m. ET. If you don’t see a video player at that time, please refresh the page. Boeing aims to launch its first Starliner flight with astronauts on Wednesday, in the latest attempt to fly the long-delayed spacecraft. The launch is scheduled for 10:52 a.m. ET … Read more

Boeing’s Starliner first launch with NASA astronauts

Boeing’s Starliner first launch with NASA astronauts

[The livestream started at 8:15 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see the video player above.] Boeing aims to launch its first Starliner flight with astronauts on board on Saturday, in a long-delayed final test of the spacecraft. The launch is scheduled for 12:25 p.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Two … Read more

Starliner astronaut launch moving forward despite leak

Starliner astronaut launch moving forward despite leak

In this handout provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft aboard is seen illuminated by spotlights on the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41 ahead of the NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test on May 4, 2024 at Cape Canaveral Space … Read more

Campus protests on Gaza call for schools to divest from Israel—How it would work

Campus protests on Gaza call for schools to divest from Israel—How it would work

Student protests against the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict have brought battalions of police in riot gear to college campuses, enraged some billionaire donors, and led to canceled graduation ceremonies. One constant refrain at these protests is the call for college endowment funds to divest from Israel and the many American companies that do business there. Tech … Read more