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Congress is closing in on a deal

Democrats and Republicans are closing in on a massive stimulus package to combat the economic impact of the coronavirus.In perhaps the biggest signal that an agreement was close, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., told CNBC on Tuesday morning that there is "real optimism" Congress...

GOP bill fails in key Senate procedural vote

A massive funding package to combat the impact of coronavirus did not get enough votes in a key Senate procedural vote Sunday evening.The stalemate came hours after Democratic leaders warned that the bill did too much to bail out companies and not enough to help...

Coronavirus flight cancellations top 200,000, sending jet-fuel lower

A health worker sprays disinfectant inside a Vietnam Airlines airplane to protect from the recent coronavirus outbreak, at Noi Bai airport in Hanoi, Vietnam February 21, 2020.Kham | ReutersAirlines have canceled more than 200,000 flights as the coronavirus continues to spread, prompting travel restrictions...

Virgin Galactic is Wall Street’s new favorite speculative stock: SPCE

Virgin Galactic's First Spaceflight on Dec. 13, 2018Source: Virgin GalacticVirgin Galactic's rally began two months ago but trading in the speculative space company has recently accelerated in a way that tops even the momentum behind Tesla.Shares of Virgin Galactic rose as much as 12%...

Space junk raise concerns as more and more satellites are launched

An computerized image showing a satellite orbiting the Earth.Jose Luis Stephens | EyeEm | Getty ImagesSpace companies, from Elon Musk's SpaceX to start-up OneWeb, are racing to launch satellites into space with the aim of creating global internet coverage on Earth. But there's one...

China becomes increasingly isolated as airlines pull out

Chinese citizens wear face masks to protect against the spread of the Coronavirus as they check in to their Air China flight to Beijing, at Los Angeles International Airport, on February 2, 2020.Mark Ralston | AFP | Getty ImagesDai Xin planned to fly to...