Morning Briefing: Virgin Galactic pushes back commercial space flights

Moomoo Breakfast US wrote a column · Oct 15, 2021 05:26

Morning Briefing: Virgin Galactic pushes back commercial space flights

By Danilo

Hey, mooers! Here are things you need to know before the opening bell:

- U.S. stock index futures were higher in early morning trading on Friday, after the S&P 500 posted its best day since March on stronger-than-expected earnings.

- Former Boeing 737 chief technical pilot Mark Forkner was charged with deceiving the Federal Aviation Administration.

Market Snapshot

U.S. stock index futures were higher in early morning trading on Friday, after the S&P 500 posted its best day since March on stronger-than-expected earnings.

Futures contracts tied to the $Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI.US)$ gained 119 points. $S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$ futures and $NASDAQ 100 Index (.NDX.US)$ futures also both traded in positive territory.

Source: Bloomberg

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