Lawmakers on Tuesday will begin taking up a wide-ranging package of incentives designed to attract aerospace companies like Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin to Louisiana. The legislation, filed by House leadership just hours before last week’s deadline for filing new bills, would make companies that build, launch and service rockets in the…
It’s possible to get in on SpaceX (SPAX.PVT) before its initial public offering (IPO), but there are risks, trade-offs, and heavy fees. The upcoming SpaceX IPO could happen as early as this June, with a potentially massive 30% retail allocation, with underwriters of major trading platforms providing retail investors with allocations post-IPO. But for those…
In a social media post on Tuesday evening, Trump said: “I agree to suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks… subject to the Islamic Republic of Iran agreeing to the COMPLETE, IMMEDIATE, and SAFE OPENING of the Strait of Hormuz”. Source link
Subscriber content preview April 7, 2026 RLB crane count shows signs of shifting construction markets Seattle’s crane count continues to decline, down nine cranes from last quarter. RLB says its overall crane count remained about the same, as gains in some regions offset slower activity in others. While the total…
London — Pershing Square Capital Management, founded by billionaire Bill Ackman, has offered to buy Universal Music Group, the record company behind Lady Gaga, Kendrick Lamar and Sabrina Carpenter among other artists. The proposal was submitted alongside a “value creation plan,” the fund, where Ackman is also the CEO, said in a press release Tuesday. The…
Intel said on Tuesday it would join Elon Musk’s Terafab AI chip complex project along with SpaceX, Tesla and xAI. Source link
“Given global jet fuel exports are currently at their lowest point in four years, the same level of air travel demand will likely not be sustainable if disruptions persist, meaning airlines will likely have to increase prices further, and reduce the number of flights,” he said. Source link
Commodities are waking up — and it’s more than just gold (GC=F) and crude oil (CL=F). The long downtrend in commodities versus stocks that followed the 2008 global financial crisis is starting to crack. The setup looks a bit like an echo of how this century began: After the 1999-2000 bottom, commodities broke higher for…
Springfield business news: March openings and closings News Sports Entertainment Lifestyle Opinion Advertise Obituaries eNewspaper Legals April 7, 2026, 4:11 a.m. CT SPRINGFIELD – March was a busy month around Sangamon County when it comes to business and restaurant news. From openings, closings and other major announcements, here’s a look at some of the top…
The GLP-1 drug craze could boost the beauty industry’s financials. “Hair loss with GLP-1s is real,” Ulta Beauty (ULTA) CEO Kecia Steelman said on Yahoo Finance’s Opening Bid Unfiltered podcast (see video above or listen below). “Products can help with that. And then also skin elasticity when you’re losing weight really rapidly — the skin…
