Markets

• Bezos’ Blue Origin Resumes Launches for Space Tourists

  Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin LLC resumed space tourism launches on Sunday morning, sending six private passengers on a short flight more than 60 miles above the earth to the edge of space and back. This was the seventh tourist mission Blue Origin has launched on New Shepard to date and the first since August 2022.

• Bitcoin Developers Are Touting ‘Programmability’ as the Catalyst for the Next Rally

  After the long-anticipated launch of US Bitcoin exchange-traded funds in January, and the once-every-four-years software update called the “halving” last month, the big question on a lot of crypto investors’ minds has been, what will power the largest cryptocurrency’s next rally?

• Russian Oil Refinery Hit as Moscow’s Troops Press Kharkiv Region

  Drone strikes forced a small independent refinery in southern Russia to halt operations on Sunday while Moscow’s troops kept up “intense” fighting in northeast Ukraine after recent advances, as well as along the eastern front.

• Crashed Ship in Baltimore Set to Be Moved to Nearby Docks Monday

  Eighteen hours of preparations start Sunday to refloat the ship that destroyed Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge and move it to a nearby dock, as officials continue clearing the channel of wreckage that’s blocked the city’s port for almost two months.

• Nicolai Tangen on Long-Term Investing and Real Estate

  The head of the world's largest sovereign wealth fund discusses the challenges of long-term investing in today's fast-paced world. In an interview on Leaders With Lacqua Goes Green, Norges Bank Investment Management CEO Nicolai Tangen also says the real estate market is "complicated". (Source: Bloomberg)