SpaceX Spacecraft Crew Dragon “Resilience” on the launchpad ahead of the Crew-1 launch for NASA. SpaceX The National Aeronautics and Space Administration announced Tuesday that it has certified SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Capsule and Falcon 9 rocket to take astronauts into orbit, the first spacecraft certified by the agency since the …
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Despite potential ground news about the coronavirus vaccine, the economy is still in danger and in need of help, San Francisco Federal Reserve President Mary Daly said Tuesday. A central bank official told CNBC that Fed officials continue to discuss what they can do to help, and that negotiations have …
Read More »For the first time in more than a year, Chinese pork prices have fallen
Breeders feed piglets at a pig farm on May 12, 2020, in Biji, Guizhou Province, China. Deng Gang | Visual China Group | Getty Images BEIJING – Pig prices in China fell for the first time in more than a year in many years after the country’s most popular meat …
Read More »Under the Biden administration, the dollar could weaken further, analysts say
SINGAPORE – The US dollar is set to weaken further, amid market opinion that geopolitical risks are dwindling after the election, and analysts say the next stimulus package will be less than expected. Citi Private Bank strategists have further predicted a weaker dollar if the Biden administration reduces uncertainty in …
Read More »Stock futures rise slightly after record-setting rally on promising vaccine news
People run through the New York Stock Exchange. Spencer Plot | Getty Images Stock futures traded slightly higher overnight on Monday, following a record-setting rally by promising news about the coronavirus vaccine. The S&P 500 futures gained 0.2% and the Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.3%, a 30-point improvement in futures …
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