Wall Street counts down to SpaceX IPO

Wall Street counts down to SpaceX IPO

Wall Street is counting down to what’s expected to be the biggest market launch in history, as SpaceX prepares to go public. The IPO is expected to value the firm at $1.75 trillion, and make founder Elon Musk the world’s first trillionaire. Also in the show – US inflation surges to its highest level in…

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Kuwait closes airspace, Israel warns of launches from Lebanon after U.S strikes in Iran

Kuwait closes airspace, Israel warns of launches from Lebanon after U.S strikes in Iran

Kuwait closed its airspace Thursday local time due to “Iranian aggressions” as it intercepted “hostile aerial targets,” following U.S. strikes against Tehran, signaling rising tensions in the Middle East. Israel’s Home Front Command also warned of launches from Lebanon toward several communities in northern Israel. Iran “struck and destroyed eighteen important targets” belonging to U.S….

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Dodgers expected to put Will Smith on the injured list with neck issue

Dodgers expected to put Will Smith on the injured list with neck issue

PITTSBURGHΒ β€”Β The Dodgers are likely to put catcher Will Smith on the injured list Thursday, as the stiffness in his neck continues to linger, manager Dave Roberts said. β€œThere’s been some improvement,” Roberts said. β€œWe’ll have to make that decision at some point in time [Wednesday] after the game.” The Dodgers’ game against the Pirates on…

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America’s birth rate has plunged. Are smartphones to blame?

America’s birth rate has plunged. Are smartphones to blame?

A decades-long decline in the U.S. fertility rate has confounded policymakers and economists alike, with experts pointing to possible causes ranging from the economic fallout of the Great Recession to changing public attitudes about parenthood. Now, one economist is pointing to another factor: the iPhone.Β  A new research paperΒ by Middlebury College economist Caitlin Myers found…

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