Virgin Galactic CEO George Whitesides on Thursday revealed the company has seen steadily increasing demand from prospective space tourists, as the company edges closer to its goal of beginning commercial flights this year. The number of people telling the company they want to fly to the edge of space “keeps ticking up by a good
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Chief financial officers at big U.S. companies enter 2020 on a cautious note, with almost all anticipating an economic slowdown against the backdrop of an overvalued stock market, according to a survey released Thursday. The Deloitte CFO Signals Survey showed that while the corporate leaders see the economy as “good,” they anticipate that before the
Members of the Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitary force walk above a portrait of US President Donald Trump as they hold a condolences meeting following the killings of Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi paramilitary commander Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis, on January 6, 2020 in Karrada in central Baghdad. Ahmad Al-Rubaye | AFP | Getty Images The latest
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., December 27, 2018. Eduardo Munoz | Reuters Stocks are poised to finish the first five trading days of 2020 higher, setting up for potentially strong performance in the full year, based on an old Wall Street indicator. If stocks
Oil prices would skyrocket if Iran moved to completely cut off the Strait of Hormuz, energy analysts told CNBC on Wednesday. Elevated geopolitical tensions have sparked fears of a widening conflict in the Middle East, with energy market participants increasingly concerned that the fallout could soon disrupt regional crude supplies. It has thrust the world’s