Richard Branson

"The Office" was by far the most streamed TV show in 2021 according to Nielsen Holdings PLC (NYSE: NLSN). But did you realize one of the most famous and wealthiest investors in the world appeared on the show for a cameo? In season seven, episode 24, titled the “Search Committee,...

Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk has multiple ventures apart from his flagship electric vehicle manufacturing business. Among them is SpaceX, which Musk founded in 2002, with the objective of reducing space transportation costs. What Happened: It now appears that Musk is unhappy with a...

After a trip to space last summer on his own rocket plane, Sir Richard Branson now wants to take another journey beyond the clouds, but this time in a SpaceX rocket. What Happened: Speaking to CNBC on Tuesday, Branson said he's ready for another trip to space in a rocket from the company...

Astra Space Inc (NASDAQ: ASTR) successfully launched a rocket on Tuesday afternoon containing a group of satellites for NearSpace Launch, the S4 CROSSOVER and Portland State Aerospace Society’s OreSat0. Following the launch, due to radio silence, investors grew weary of waiting as...

The odds of running a $1 billion business are slim to none. Unless you’re Elon Musk. Then you run a few. The CEO of Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA), SpaceX and the Boring Co. is now known to head two firms that are both valued north of $25 billion. With Tesla’s $46-billion market cap and...

Genetic testing company 23andMe Holding Co. (NASDAQ: ME) took the unconventional route of a SPAC deal to go public, and the stock hasn't gained much traction since it began trading on June 17, 2021. The new year saw the company announcing its diversification into drug development. Will this...

2021 may have been the Year of the Ox in the Chinese calendar, but for Benzinga, it was the Year of the Dog, or should we say, Year of the Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE). The memecoin created in 2013 by Billy Markus and Jackson Palmer has finally shed its "joke" origins — Markus and Palmer...

A leading digital-focused sustainable consumer products company is going public in a SPAC deal announced Wednesday morning. The SPAC Deal: Certified B Corp Grove Collaborative announced a merger with Virgin Group Acquisition Corp II (NYSE: VGII), a SPAC backed by Sir Richard Branson. The deal...

Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc (NYSE: SPCE) shares traded 14.2% lower at $20.65 in after-hours trading on Thursday after closing 0.5% higher in the regular session. What Happened: The Richard Branson-led space exploration company said it was delaying the start of its commercial space...

The Inspiration4 spent three days in space and became the first all civilian space mission. The flight had a goal of raising $200 million to fight childhood cancer and support St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. Here’s how the flight surpassed that goal. What Happened: The...

WonderFi Technologies Inc (NEO: WNDR), a platform providing the masses exposure to a finance model that replicates market-making, borrowing, lending and exchanging without expensive institutional middlemen, begins trading on the Neo Exchange on Tuesday, Aug. 31. As part of the development...

According to WSJ’s report, Sir Richard Branson has sold around $300 million worth of shares in Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc (NYSE: SPCE) to raise funds for other parts of his pandemic-hit global business. Virgin Group sold 10,416,000 shares on Thursday, reducing the...

SpaceX is holding its first all civilian launch in September and the training and mission flight will be captured for viewers as part of a Netflix Inc (NASDAQ: NFLX) series. What Happened: Netflix will air a five-episode series called “Countdown: Inspiration4Mission to Space” coinciding...

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) founder Jeff Bezos successfully reached space on Tuesday morning, becoming the second high-profile billionaire to make the journey aboard a private commercial flight this month. What Happened? Bezos and his brother Mark Bezos rode to space aboard the New...

Here are five names retail investors are watching on Monday in the aftermath of Sir Richard Branson’s successful test space flight on Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc’s (NYSE: SPCE) Unity 22 craft. Procure Space ETF (NASDAQ: UFO): Virgin Galactic, Trimble, and Garmin Ltd (NASDAQ: GRMN...