If a handful of space companies succeed, the next decade will see more satellites put into orbit around the Earth than all the satellites launched since Sputnik 1 in 1957. While SpaceX makes up the lion’s share of these plans, together with OneWeb, Telesat and Amazon’s Project Kuiper, the four […]
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Jeff Van Drew, House Democrat who opposes impeachment, is expected to leave the party
State Sen. Jeff Van Drew gives a victory speech at a restaurant in Sea Isle City, N.J. Dale Gerhard | The Press of Atlantic City | AP Representative Jeff Van Drew of New Jersey, a moderate Democrat who is opposed to impeaching President Donald Trump, is expected to leave the […]
Boris Johnson will make history if he can save the UK from division and achieve these 5 goals
Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves Downing Street for Buckingham Palace where he will seek permission to form the next government during an audience with Queen Elizabeth II at Downing Street on December 13, 2019 in London, England. Dan Kitwood | Getty Images News | Getty Images It is just the […]
Buttigieg releases list of 113 campaign fundraisers after criticism from Warren
Democratic presidential hopeful Mayor of South Bend, Indiana Pete Buttigieg reacts during a town hall devoted to LGBTQ issues hosted by CNN and the Human rights Campaign Foundation at The Novo in Los Angeles on October 10, 2019. ROBYN BECK | AFP | Getty Images Democratic presidential contender Pete Buttigieg […]
US isn’t weaponizing the dollar; sanctions are the alternative to war, Mnuchin says
A Chinese bank employee counts 100-yuan notes and U.S. dollar bills at a bank counter in Nantong in China’s eastern Jiangsu province on August 6, 2019. STR | AFP | Getty Images U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Saturday rejected the suggestion that the Trump administration is weaponizing the dollar […]
Tesla’s Musk says solar, energy storage will grow faster than electric cars, and there’s some truth to it
A Tesla Model X electric vehicle drives past car charging a solar panel canopy at the Tesla Supercharger station in Kettleman City, California, U.S., on Wednesday, July 31, 2019. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images A Model 3 ramp-up that resulted in a quarterly profit was a sign that Tesla’s […]
Why Chick-fil-A, Popeyes and McDonald’s launched a chicken sandwich war in 2019
It’s two pieces of bread, a piece of chicken, dill pickles and a squirt of mayo. People have been eating chicken sandwiches ever since they’ve been eating poultry and bread, said Psyche Williams-Forson, an associate professor and chair of the Department of American Studies at University of Maryland College Park. […]
Turning 26? How to navigate health insurance for the first time on your own
I had just turned 21 and was celebrating my first legal drink when my friend pointed out that this was my last big birthday for a long time. I remember feeling a little sad. Now I’d add: Not long enough. Five years later, we find ourselves drinking to — if […]
TikTok’s surging popularity has lured advertisers, but some aren’t following the rules
Chipotle’s lid flip challenge on TikTok. Handout TikTok’s emergence as an increasingly popular social media app for younger audiences has made it a hot target for advertisers who are always looking to follow the eyeballs. Mae Karwowski, CEO of the influencer marketing agency Obviously, estimates that at least 75% of […]
Your complete guide to investing with a conscience, a $30 trillion market just getting started
(This story is part of the Weekend Brief edition of the Evening Brief newsletter. To sign up for CNBC’s Evening Brief, click here.) ESG investing — or strategies that take a company’s environmental, social and governance factors into consideration — grew to more than $30 trillion in 2018, according to […]