Daily Archives: June 8, 2019

NASA allowing commercial travel to International Space Station, but it’ll cost you

NASA will begin allowing tourists to visit the International Space Station, but the trip is likely to be reserved for the ultra-rich who can afford the expected multimillion-dollar price tag. Continue Reading Below The agency will not coordinate the trips directly but plans to work with outside firms, it said on Friday. The nightly price […]

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Raining and pouring: Midwest farmers fret about wet spring

The corn on Matt Boucher’s farm by this time of year has typically sprouted – and is ready to be fertilized for summer. Continue Reading Below “Sometimes, it even comes up to your knees by now,” Boucher told FOX Business. But on this rare, sunny day in northern Illinois, Boucher is driving across a barren field […]

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Nike’s new day care plan angers hundreds of employees: report

Nike's new plan to accommodate working moms and dads is apparently backfiring. Continue Reading Below Hundreds of employees are roasting the footwear giant for expanding its child development program — a company perk that includes an on-site day care facility at Nike's headquarters near Portland, Oregon. Currently, there are more than 500 families taking advantage of the […]

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Economist Art Laffer, Medal of Freedom winner, on why he won’t join Trump team

A day after economist Steve Moore floated former Reagan Economist Art Laffer as a replacement for Trump’s top economist Kevin Hassett, Laffer told FOX Business “it just ain’t gonna happen.” Continue Reading Below “The president has too much moxie than to make a mistake in picking someone like me to be chairman after Kevin Hassett, […]

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Car costs rising, tariffs not the problem. Here’s why.

Vehicle costs are rising for U.S. consumers, but there still may be deals to be had for those looking to buy an SUV, pickup truck or one of the production lines recently discontinued by major car manufacturers. Continue Reading Below Compared to last year, the average transaction price in May rose 3.8 percent to $36,954, […]

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Inside the Dow’s 1168+ point weekly gain

That was fast. The Dow Jones Industrial Average clawed back 1,168 +points giving the blue-chip benchmark its best seven days since November of 2018, according to the Dow Jones Market Data Group and the best five days of 2019. The Dow crossed back above 26,000, an important psychological level for many traders, before settling just below that level on […]

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