Blue Origin CEO Bob Smith resigns, replaced by outgoing Amazon exec Dave Limp

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin will replace CEO Bob Smith with outgoing Amazon executive Dave Limp, CNBC has learned.Smith is retiring effective Dec. 4 and will remain with the company until Jan. 2 for the CEO transition, according to notes to Blue Origin staff written by Smith and Bezos that...

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Pfizer restarts production at tornado damaged plant in North Carolina

In this aerial image, damage is seen at a Pfizer pharmaceutical factory after a tornado hit the facility two days earlier, in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, July 21, 2023.Sean Rayford | Getty ImagesPfizer on Monday said it has restarted most production lines at a drug manufacturing plant that was...

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Sierra Space fundraising nearly $300 million at $5 billion valuation

Artist's rendering of Sierra Space's Dream Chaser space plane in this undated handout obtained March 25, 2022.Sierra Space | via ReutersSierra Space, the subsidiary of private aerospace contractor Sierra Nevada Corporation, is finalizing a raise of nearly $300 million, CNBC has learned.The round values the space company at about...

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UAW strike expands to 38 more facilities at GM and Stellantis

(L-R) Supporter Ryan Sullivan, and United Auto Workers members Chris Sanders-Stone, Casey Miner, Kennedy R. Barbee Sr. and Stephen Brown picket outside the Jeep Plant on September 18, 2023 in Toledo, Ohio.Sarah Rice | Getty ImagesDETROIT – The United Auto Workers is expanding strikes to 38 parts and distribution...

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