Taper Timeline, Billionaire Space Race and Boosts, Batteries, and Bezos

The economy adding 850k jobs in June, does this move up the Fed’s tapering timeline? Bank of America’s Head of Economics, Michelle Meyer, weighs in. It’s Bezos versus Branson in the race to space with Branson poised to become the first billionaire to fly to the stars…we have the details. And Jeff Bezos will have plenty of time on his hands soon as he steps down as Amazon CEO, what the company looks like without him at the helm. Plus, Uber offering big driver incentives as it faces a shortage, GM’s big EV investment and bitcoin mining made easier…all that in today’s Rapid Fire. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.