• The second uncrewed flight test by Boeing of their Starliner spacecraft has been delayed for a minimum of two months after issues related to propulsion valves on the capsule
• OFT-2 represents a redo of Boeing’s first uncrewed flight test in December 2019
• The aerospace company has already taken a $410 million charge to cover the costs of the second flight

Cort furniture leasing company suffers from supply-chain delays and high shipping costs

• Costly inflation and shipping delays cause issues in Cort’s supply chain
• As a result of the resurgence in COVID-19 cases across the globe, shipping capacity has been impacted further, and shipments have been behind schedule amid competition for products and delays at ports

COVID-19 vaccine booster is permitted by FDA for immunosuppressed people 

• The COVID-19 vaccine booster shots have been authorized by the FDA to be administered to people with weakened immune systems
• People in this category include those with cancer and HIV patients who do not usually produce an adequate immune response after receiving the first two doses of the vaccine

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• Fast casual restaurant Chipotle Mexican Grill has now raised prices by about 4% in order to compensate for the cost of raising their worker’s wages
• This may, Chipotle has reported that they would raise hourly wages for their restaurant workers into reach their average of $15 an hour towards the end of June

• Customers of Starbucks are now allowed to use their own personal reusable cups again at all Starbucks location in the US starting June 22
• Other restaurants including Starbucks are now making efforts to returning their businesses back to normal after changing many policies due to COVID-19
• Back in March of 2020, Starbucks had paused their reusable cup program

• Boeing has logged 20 net orders for a new aircraft in may
• This was the company’s 4rth consecutive month to have positive orders
• The deliveries for the Boeing Dreamliner still remain suspended 

• Ford has recently unveiled their all new compact pickup today (Tuesday) which is their smallest vehicle in their pickup truck lineup
• This truck marks the first time a truck in America with a standard gas-electric hybrid engine ever to go on sale and wills start at $19,995

•  Relativity Space has raised $650 million from contributors known as Fidelity and other investors such as Blackrock and Tiger Global
• The company plans to work on a fully reusable rocket that will attempt to go against SpaceX’s rocket of similar goal in less than 3 years

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