SpaceX prototype rocket Starship SN8 stands on the company's launchpad in Boca Chica, Texas before an engine test. @LabPadre SpaceX is aiming to launch its latest Starship rocket prototype as early as "next week," CEO Elon Musk said on Tuesday, in what would be the company's most ambitious flight test of the

The utilities sector encompasses all companies whose core business involves producing, generating, or distributing basic utilities: gas, electricity, and water. The average debt-to-equity ratio, or D/E ratio, for the utilities sector in the first quarter of 2020 was 0.08. In the fourth quarter of 2018, it reached .15, which was

Jim Cramer Scott Mlyn | CNBC CNBC's Jim Cramer said Tuesday that some of the stock gains in the market are "insane," with investors recently buying certain names from Tesla to Royal Caribbean seemingly without regard for fundamentals or the state of the coronavirus pandemic and holding onto them. "Where are the profit

The PayPal application can be seen on a mobile phone. Felix Kästle | picture alliance | Getty Images Fintech companies are helping fuel demand for bitcoin as they open the floodgates for millions of people to trade it. By one firm's analysis, PayPal and Square clients have been buying the majority of the

After Wall Street digested more positive coronavirus vaccine news and investors grew more optimistic on the reopening trade, CNBC's Jim Cramer on Monday unveiled a list of "return to normalcy" stocks. "I think you have to buy a couple of these vaccine winners on any weakness, although when it comes to

The periodic table represents the earth's known chemical elements, and some of them make excellent investments. Rare earth metals, along with a selection of elements known as base and precious metals, provide today's investors and active traders with a variety of trading opportunities. They're also often formed into ingots for

Relativity Space Relativity Space wants to use enormous 3D-printers to revolutionize the way rockets are built – and CEO Tim Ellis told CNBC that the company now has a "war chest" of capital to do so. "We're excited to announce a $500 million Series D funding round at a valuation above $2

With the proliferation of plastic and digital alternatives to hard currency, many people consider carrying cash a throwback to an earlier age. In the modern age, it's all about fast transactions provided by credit cards. Cash may be king, but "buy now, pay later" reigns supreme. While there are many benefits

Jin Lee | Bloomberg | Getty Images Out on Wall Street, stocks are taking a breather from this month's rally. Despite encouraging updates on a potential coronavirus vaccine, disappointing unemployment data and a spike in coronavirus cases have spooked investors. Not helping investor sentiment, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced

U.S. equity markets closed out the week with all three major indexes in the red. The U.S. logged another daily record for coronavirus cases Thursday with 187,833 and reported record hospitalizations for the 10th day in a row. This article is an excerpt from our free The Market Sum newsletter. Sign