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Cheddar Morning News Briefing of December 21st
Cheddar Morning News Briefings

Cheddar Morning Spotify News Briefings of December 21st
Cheddar Morning Spotify News Briefings

Stocks Close Mostly Lower; Dow Suffers 500-Point Drop
Michele Schneider, Partner and Director of Trading Research & Education for MarketGauge.com, joins Cheddar News' Closing Bell, where she says the spread of the Omicron variant and Jerome Powell's comments following the latest Fed decision are spooking investors heading into the weekend.

FedEx Adds EVs to Fleet as Part of Plan to Become Carbon-Neutral Company
Andrew Hawkins, transportation editor at The Verge, joins Cheddar News' closing Bell, where he breaks down FedEx's EV truck delivery from GM's BrightDrop Company while also discussing the shipping giant's strategy following its latest earnings report.

Space Debris Could Lead to Huge Ramifications for Satellites, Space Stations
Alinda Mashiku, Conjunction Analysis and Risk Assessment Deputy Manager at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, joins Future of Space: Humankind's Leap Forward to explain how space debris is threatening operations in space at a time when more satellites are being deployed.

New Space Race Takes Form as Private Companies Team Up to Build Space Stations
Marshall Smith, Senior Vice President of Space Systems at Nanoracks and Kirk Shireman, Vice President of the Lunar Exploration Campaign at Lockheed Martin join Future of Space: Humankind's Leap Forward to discuss upcoming plans for developing their Starlab commercial space station after being awarded a $160 million contract by NASA.

Latest "Spiderman" Installment Saves Theater Stocks, But is it Enough Amid COVID-19 Variant?
Both AMC and Cinemark shares rose Friday after a pandemic-era record number of moviegoers attended the 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' opening night. The movie is expected to pull at least $150 million in box office sales opening weekend. But is this momentum enough for theater chains as the COVID-19 omicron variant poses new threats? Daniel Loria, Editorial Director at Boxoffice PRO, joins Cheddar News' Closing Bell to discuss.

Future of Space: Humankind's Leap Forward
The billionaire space race took off in 2021, making major strides in space tourism. That growth is only expected to skyrocket in the next year, as the government and private institutions and companies look to shape the final frontier's exploration. Cheddar News dives into the biggest moments of the year in space, and what comes next for space travel and tourism.

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