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Billionaire Richard Branson Once Tried Taking On Coca-Cola, Which Turned Out To Be His 'Most Notable Failure:' He Says It Taught Him That People 'Quite Like The Underdog'
Saturday, July 20, 2024 - 1:39am | 448Billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson disclosed his most significant business failure- Virgin Cola– and the crucial lesson it imparted in a recent podcast. What Happened: Branson, the founder of the Virgin Group, revealed on the ‘Work-Life With Adam Grant’ podcast that the...
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New York-Bound Flight Canceled As Passenger Alerts Crew Of Missing Wing Screw Tops
Tuesday, January 23, 2024 - 5:05am | 605Virgin Atlantic canceled a flight to New York after a passenger noticed missing parts from the aircraft’s wing. The airline conducted additional maintenance checks following the incident. What Happened: The U.K.-based airline canceled the flight after a passenger informed the crew about...
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Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic Trims 18% Workforce To Concentrate On New Spaceships
Friday, November 10, 2023 - 12:03am | 480Space tourism company, Virgin Galactic, has laid off 185 employees, approximately 18% of its workforce, to focus on building new spaceships. According to a report by Business Insider, the decision was communicated to the employees via email on Tuesday by CEO Michael Colglazier, who stated that...
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Virgin Galactic Earnings: A Return To Space, Orbit May Have A Buyer And More
Tuesday, May 9, 2023 - 5:00pm | 532Shares of Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc (NYSE: SPCE) are flat in after-hours trading Tuesday after the company reported first-quarter earnings. Here’s what investors need to know. By The Numbers: Richard Branson’s space exploration company reported a loss of 57 cents per share, missing...
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Jeff Bezos' Girlfriend Lauren Sanchez Is Headed To Space: Here's When The Flight Will Happen And Why It's Important
Thursday, February 2, 2023 - 2:14pm | 906The girlfriend of billionaire Jeff Bezos could be one of the newest space passengers thanks to a company founded by Bezos. Here are the details. What Happened: It was announced recently that Bezo's girlfriend, Lauren Sanchez, would be heading to space aboard a Blue Origin...
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Imagine The Shock Of Waking Up To Elon Musk Barefoot In Your Kitchen, It Happened To This Billionaire
Saturday, January 28, 2023 - 6:07pm | 1106The night before a major event for a company he founded, billionaire Richard Branson was woken up by Elon Musk. Here’s the strange but true story. What Happened: In July 2021, Richard Branson went to space at the age of 71, hitting the milestone aboard a spacecraft from Virgin Galactic (NYSE...
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Virgin Galactic Stock Drops Below A Key Support Level: What's Next?
Thursday, January 13, 2022 - 4:17pm | 392Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc (NYSE: SPCE) shares are trading lower Thursday after the company announced proposed convertible senior notes offering. Virgin Galactic intends to make available $425 million of convertible senior notes due 2027 in a private offering to institutional investors...
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Benzinga's Bulls And Bears Of The Week: Coinbase, Netflix, PayPal, Pfizer, Tesla And More
Saturday, October 16, 2021 - 10:14am | 902Benzinga has examined the prospects for many investor favorite stocks over the past week. Last week's bullish calls included a FAANG stock and a COVID-19 vaccine maker. A fintech giant and a meme stock were among the bearish calls seen. The new earnings-reporting season began this past...
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Is Virgin (SPCE) Stock A Good Buy?
Tuesday, October 12, 2021 - 1:53pm | 369Company Overview Virgin Galactic (NYSE: SPCE) is a vertically integrated aerospace company, pioneering human spaceflight for private individuals and researchers. They also manufacture advanced air and space vehicles. Using its proprietary and reusable technologies and supported by a...
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Facebook, Microsoft, Virgin Galactic Stocks Consolidate In Pattern: What To Watch For On The Break
Tuesday, September 21, 2021 - 12:45pm | 435Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB), Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc (NYSE: SPCE) have developed inside bar patterns on the daily chart. An inside bar pattern indicates a period of consolidation and is usually followed by a continuation move in the direction of...
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Virgin Galactic Stock Is Holding Above A Key Support Level
Friday, September 17, 2021 - 3:44pm | 403Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc (NYSE: SPCE) shares are trading higher Friday, although there looks to be no company-specific news out to explain the jump in price. The stock looks to be holding a key support level. Virgin Galactic is trading up 6.82% at $26.16 at last check Friday afternoon...
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Benzinga's Bulls And Bears Of The Week: Apple, Coinbase, Starbucks, Virgin Galactic, Walmart And More
Saturday, August 14, 2021 - 9:58am | 1190Benzinga has examined the prospects for many investor favorite stocks over the past week. Last week's bullish calls included top growth and reopening stocks. Automakers and a leading cryptocurrency play were among the bearish calls seen. The Dow Jones industrial average posted about a 1%...
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Benzinga's Bulls And Bears Of The Week: Apple, Tesla, Virgin Galactic, Wells Fargo And More
Saturday, July 17, 2021 - 11:10am | 1198Benzinga has examined the prospects for many investor favorite stocks over the past week. Last week's bullish calls included the iPhone maker, the EV leader and a big bank. A top automaker, a casino stock and a REIT were among the bearish calls seen. The second-quarter earnings-reporting...
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Dennis Dick On Virgin Galactic's Stock: 'What Do We Have To Look Forward To?'
Monday, July 12, 2021 - 2:31pm | 2002On Monday’s PreMarket Prep, Dennis Dick, and Spencer Israel discussed the large gap up in shares of Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SPCE) at the open of the premarket session, and why the subsequent drop was not a good sign. “This stock traded almost $60 at 4:00 am. I think...
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Fintech Focus For July 12, 2021
Sunday, July 11, 2021 - 10:02pm | 2090Quote To Start The Day: “The real test is not whether you avoid this failure, because you won't. It's whether you let it harden or shame you into inaction, or whether you learn from it; whether you choose to persevere.” Source: Barack Obama One Big Thing In Fintech: Robinhood...