After making piecemeal gains in 2014, the rapidly growing drone industry could get a boost from Congress next year if lawmakers offer rules that give developers room for future innovations. Commercial drones flew for the first time over U.S. land this year, starting with a handful of operators, and the industry looked forward to a September 2015 deadline for the Federal Aviation Administration to issue a blueprint on operating
Improvements unveiled Friday to the original Tesla Roadster that could extend the sports car’s range to 400 miles per charge may also bolster prospects for the upcoming Tesla 3 electric vehicle. The range boost bodes well for “a more affordably priced Model 3 entrance later this decade, with perhaps a comparable range,” Stifel Nicolaus analyst James Albertine told IBD, noting that Tesla (TSLA) tends to roll things out very
This year was the best for initial public offerings since 2000 in both the number of IPOs and proceeds raised. And the IPO market shows no signs of slowing in 2015. That’s a good sign for the economy, as young growth companies are a big contributor to new jobs. The year will end with 275 initial public offerings on U.S. stock markets, according to IPO ETF manager Renaissance Capital. That’s 53 more than 2013 but far short of the