Virgin Orbit pegs next launch date
Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit announced Tuesday that its upcoming orbital mission, dubbed "Tubular Bells, Part One" after the first album recorded by Virgin Records, is on track to launch in the last week of June.
Manchin pushes back against Dem-only infrastructure bill as bipartisan negotiations crumble
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., is resisting growing pressure from his fellow Democrats to go it alone on President Biden's proposed $2.3 trillion tax and spending plan, even as infrastructure negotiations between the White House and a coalition of Republicans ran into a wall this week.
Market is ‘ready’ for Fed tapering: Mohamed El-Erian
Queens College Cambridge President Mohamed El-Erian on Treasury Secretary Yellen welcoming higher interest rates.
As Biden-GOP infrastructure negotiations sputter, bipartisan group preps new offer
Long-running infrastructure negotiations between President Biden and a coalition of Republicans stalled out this week, with the two sides still deeply divided over the size and scope of a package to rebuild the nation's crumbling roads and bridges.
Biden to launch task force on bottlenecks in supply chains
The Biden administration sets out to increase domestic manufacturing, limit supply chain shortages, and become less reliant on competitors, specifically China, in addition to tackling the computer chip shortage.
College tuition is up 33% since 2000: How to cope with rising costs
The cost of college tuition has ballooned in the past two decades, and it's causing students to take out more debt than ever. Here's how to save money on student loans amid rising secondary education costs.
US report found it plausible COVID-19 leaked from Wuhan lab
A report on the origins of Covid-19 by a U.S. government national laboratory concluded that the hypothesis claiming the virus leaked from a Chinese lab in Wuhan is plausible and deserves further investigation, according to people familiar with the classified document.
Kudlow: Will Biden's economic policies actually go through?
Larry Kudlow breaks down the United States' road to recovery and how Biden's economic policies might halt growth on "Kudlow."
Trump warns of 'massive inflation,' says under Biden energy independence is 'gone'
Former President Trump warned of “massive inflation” on Monday and added that U.S. energy independence is “gone” under President Biden.
Buttigieg deadline for ‘clear direction’ on infrastructure bill passes with no deal in place
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg laid down a June 7 deadline for "clear direction" on a bipartisan infrastructure bill.
Trump: Bitcoin's a scam, US dollar should dominate
Former President Donald Trump bashes Bitcoin in favor of the U.S. dollar.
Biden to meet with Republicans' top negotiator on infrastructure after rejecting latest offer
President Biden will meet with Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, the leading negotiator for a group of moderate Republicans seeking a bipartisan infrastructure deal, on Monday.
Biden must make ‘true’ infrastructure deal: Congressman
Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Ill., on what it would take for President Biden to get an infrastructure deal passed.
A G-7 deal on a global minimum tax for companies faces hurdles
An agreement by wealthy countries to impose minimum taxes on multinational companies faces a rocky path to implementation, with many governments likely to wait and see what others, especially a divided U.S. Congress, will do.
Bipartisan lawmakers prep $878B infrastructure plan as White House-GOP negotiations drag
A group of bipartisan, bicameral lawmakers are preparing to reveal a roughly $878 billion infrastructure proposal, to be paid for over five years.
GameStop earnings, Colonial Pipeline hearing and inflation data top week ahead
GameStop earnings, Apple's developer conference, and a hearing on the Colonial Pipeline hacking are among the big events that will capture investor attention in the coming week.
Facebook VP defends 2-year Trump ban, says lawmakers should regulate, not break up social media giant
Facebook Vice President Nick Clegg on Sunday defended the two-year ban of former President Donald Trump and argued that to deal with issues of political speech, hatred and violence, lawmakers should look to pass regulations instead of breaking up the social media company.
States rebound from bleak forecasts to pass record budgets
Just a year ago, the financial future looked bleak for state governments as governors and lawmakers scrambled to cut spending amid the coronavirus recession that was projected to pummel revenue.
Elon Musk blasted by Anonymous hackers after cryptic crypto tweets
Elon Musk appears to be the latest target of a notorious group of hackers.
Bitcoin Miami 2021: Square’s Jack Dorsey, Elon Musk-bashing and an emphasis on 'liberty'
Highlights from the Bitcoin 2021 conference included Square CEO Jack Dorsey's endorsement of the cryptocurrency, Elon Musk-bashing and talk of "liberty."



















