The S&P 500 tops a record high that ‘clears the charts’ of resistance

The S & P 500 surged to a new all-time high on Friday, confirming the stock market is in a bull market and suggesting the rally has further to go in 2024, ahead of a big week of earnings and inflation data. The S & P 500 rallied more than 1% on Friday, above both … Read more

Earnings from Procter & Gamble, Tesla, Lockheed Martin

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday told investors to gear up for a “fast and furious” slew of earnings reports next week that could lead to some profit-taking, including Procter & Gamble, Tesla and Lockheed Martin. This week brought solid gains for the major indexes — with the S&P 500 closing on Friday at an all-time … Read more

Pentagon’s SDA satellite awards near $10 billion

A view of SpaceX and U.S. Space Force compound at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, United States on December 18, 2021. Yasin Ozturk | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images CNBC’s Investing in Space newsletter offers a view into the business of space exploration and privatization, delivered straight to your inbox. CNBC’s Michael Sheetz reports … Read more

Pentagon awards satellite contracts: L3Harris, Lockheed, Sierra Space

Lockheed Martin’s Tranche 0 Transport Layer satellites are seen in one of the company’s processing facilities. Lockheed Martin The Pentagon on Tuesday announced about $2.5 billion in contracts will go to L3Harris, Lockheed Martin and Sierra Space to build satellites for an expanding military system. The U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency is having the … Read more

NASA delays crewed Artemis moon missions

The crew members of the Artemis 2 mission of the U.S. space agency NASA, left to right, Reid Wiseman Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen, stand at a press event in the ArianeGroup building. Hauke-Christian Dittrich | Picture Alliance | Getty Images NASA is pushing back the schedule for upcoming missions of its flagship … Read more

ULA Vulcan rocket launches as newest challenger to SpaceX

The brand new rocket, United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur, lifts off from Space Launch Complex 41d at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Jan. 8, 2024, for its maiden voyage, carrying Astrobotic’s Peregrine Lunar Lander. Chandan Khanna | AFP | Getty Images A new U.S. rocket reached orbit early Monday, and … Read more

Congress passes $886 billion defense policy bill, Biden to sign into law

US Air Force general Charles Quinton Brown Jr. (R) and US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks (L) attend a press conference at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, on October 11, 2023.  Simon Wohlfahrt | AFP | Getty Images More than two-thirds of the U.S. House of Representatives voted in favor of a defense policy bill … Read more

SpaceX value climbs to $180 billion, higher than Boeing, Verizon

SpaceX’s next-generation Starship spacecraft atop its powerful Super Heavy rocket is launched from the company’s Boca Chica launchpad on an uncrewed test flight, near Brownsville, Texas, on Nov. 18, 2023. Joe Skipper | Reuters The valuation of Elon Musk’s SpaceX hit $180 billion based on an ongoing secondary share sale, CNBC confirmed Wednesday. The company is discussing … Read more