Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Galactic (C), poses next to George T. Whitesides (R), CEO of Virgin Galactic Holdings, after ringing the first trading bell on the company’s first day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on October 28th. 2019. Johannes Eisele | AFP | Getty Images Sir Richard Branson, the founder of…

Protesters wear chains as they sit at the Capitol headquarters against House Bill 531 on March 8, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia. HB531 limits early voting hours, removes dropboxing, and requires the use of a government ID when voting by mail. Megan Varner | Getty Images Hundreds of companies, executives and celebrities posted a statement Wednesday…

American flags outside the headquarters of Goldman Sachs Group Inc. in New York on Friday, March 5, 2021. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies that are making headlines in midday trading. Goldman Sachs – New York Bank shares rose 2.3% in mid-day trading after the company posted earnings per share…

Daniel Halpern is looking for 800 employees, and that wasn’t easy. Halpern is CEO of Jackmont Hospitality, an Atlanta-based food service company that sells approximately 45 restaurants nationwide, including TGI Fridays. Diners are returning. However, Halpern hopes that its locations will be properly staffed in the coming weeks to ensure that the customers he has…

Bernard Madoff, mastermind of the largest investment fraud in US history that ripped off tens of thousands of customers valued at up to $ 65 billion, died on Wednesday. He was 82 years old. His death at the Federal Medical Center in Butner, North Carolina has been confirmed by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Madoff…

A Ryanair Boeing 737-800 aircraft parked at Eindhoven Airport in the Netherlands. Nicoloas Economou | NurPhoto | Getty Images LONDON – Climate awareness has come a long way, according to Michael O’Leary, CEO of Ryanair. He admits that he was initially an environmental skeptic himself. Speaking to CNBC on Wednesday, O’Leary said, “I was one…

Traveling abroad becomes less complicated for vaccinated travelers. A growing list of countries is reducing or eliminating quarantine and Covid-19 testing requirements for those who have been fully vaccinated, while maintaining restrictions for those who have not. Where vaccines ease travel restrictions Barbados announced this week that quarantine requirements for vaccinated travelers will be reduced…

People wait for their luggage in the terminal of Boston Logan International Airport in Boston. Erin Clark | Boston Globe | Getty Images A new Senate Travel and Tourism subcommittee held its first hearing on Tuesday calling on the U.S. government to take concrete steps to boost U.S. tourism after a devastating 2020. Legislators have…

America’s temporary hiatus from using Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose vaccine Covid-19 will not affect President Joe Biden’s goal of bringing the nation to a semblance of normalcy by Independence Day, said the dean of Brown University’s School of Public Health on Tuesday. “I think this is going to be a blip on the calendar when…

CNBC’s Jim Cramer endorsed buying Coinbase on its public debut on Wednesday and said he was impressed with the business model and leadership team behind the popular cryptocurrency exchange. However, should the stock rally get out of hand, investors need to be disciplined not to chase as they will likely be volatile after listing directly…