Author: Vitaliy Dadalyan

Space Race: The Top Players In A Market That Could Be Worth $1.4 Trillion By 2030

Bank of America is out with a guide to the commercial space market and the major companies involved.The Space Market: Bank of America's Ronald J. Epstein believes the commercial space market will hit $1.4 trillion by 2030. Epstein cites increased defense spending, growth in satellites, space tourism and resource extraction as ways the industry can grow.The space market was worth $414.8 billion in 2018, with government spending of $85.5 billion making up 21% of the total.Bank of America tracks 23 aerospace and defense companies and listed 14 of them in the report that had some exposure to the space industry.The Pure-Play Companies: "Pure play space companies tend to be private, most aerospace and defense companies under our coverage have some exposure to the space industry," Epstein wrote in a note.Virgin Galactic (NYSE: SPCE) was assigned a Street-high price target of $35 by Epstein on Monday. This came as he sees the...

United Airlines pilots avert layoffs, other workers hope for bailout

United Airlines' pilots voted on Monday to accept a deal that would avert 2,850 furloughs set for Thursday, while thousands of other U.S. airline employees are hoping Congress will extend federal aid to save their jobs. An initial $25 billion government bailout that covered airlines' payrolls and protected jobs for six months expires on Sept. 30, driving a fervent last-minute push by the industry for Congress to agree on a fresh stimulus package. Chicago-based United has already put in motion steps to furlough around 12,000 frontline employees, excluding pilots, on Thursday, officials said....