Text size US stocks rose slightly in pre-trade, as investors worried about rising tensions between the US and China, as well as cases of coronaviruses continuing to rise in what appears to be a stereotypical summer. on Friday. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were up 75 points, or 0.3%. S&P …
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Text size George Whitesides, left, will become Virgin Galactic’s chief space officer. Michael Colglazier takes over as CEO. Courtesy of Virgin Galactic. Shares of Virgin Galactic, a pioneer of space tourism, shot up after the company named a new CEO. He comes from Disney and the former CEO stays. The …
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Spirit Airlines. Florida. It is not necessary to say much more. The combo delivered the commotion this week after a Spirit employee told three women in Fort Lauderdale that their flight to Philadelphia had been delayed. Here’s a clip from the scene, courtesy of Dave Portnoy, the founder of Barstool …
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“ ‘It is one thing to bet on Elon Musk, but another to bet against him. The guy specializes in pulling rabbits out of his hat. “ That’s Carson Block, the short seller behind Muddy Waters Capital, speaking to Bloomberg’s Tracy Alloway and Joe Weisenthal in a podcast this week …
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The Chinese economy appears to be on the road to recovery. China’s official GDP figures released Wednesday night showed that its economy grew 3.2% in the second quarter from a year earlier, recovering from a 6.8% contraction in the first quarter. Chinese stocks are also taking off. Large-cap names in …
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