Daily Money: Richard Branson going to space; restaurants propel job growth

Good morning, Daily Money friends, it's Nathan wishing you a happy holiday weekend! The Daily Money will be off Monday. I know you'll miss us!

Billionaire titan Richard Branson says he's going to space later this month, ahead of Jeff Bezos. Of course, he's said this before too.

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💡 INSIGHT OF THE DAY: Restaurants are getting closer and closer to normal. Restaurant seatings on online reservation service OpenTable i were just 10% below 2019 levels in mid-June.

📰 And here are more stories you won't want to miss:

1. Restaurant job growth helped propel the U.S. economy to add 850,000 jobs last month.

2. Should the credit rating agencies be subject to federal oversight? That's what would happen under a bill Congress is considering.

3. Volkswagen, GM, Wells Fargo, Arthur Andersen. Now the Trump Organization. Here's my story on what we've learned can happen when companies face criminal charges.

4. Vaccine incentives continue to pop up. The latest: Free bagels at Panera, free beer from Anheuser-Busch and buy-one-get-one-free offers at Chipotle.

Happy Fourth of July!

--@NathanBomey