Text size George Whitesides, left, will become Virgin Galactic’s chief space officer. Michael Colglazier takes over as CEO. Courtesy of Virgin Galactic. Shares of Virgin Galactic, a pioneer of space tourism, shot up after the company named a new CEO. He comes from Disney and the former CEO stays. The …
Read More »American Airlines and JetBlue are teaming up. Is it a fusion in the works?
Text size The two airlines plan to code share flights and integrate some of their networks. Bloomberg (2) JetBlue Airways and American Airlines Group are forming an alliance in which they plan to share flight codes and integrate some of their networks. It could be a sign of industry consolidation …
Read More »Wall Street is optimistic about Dell’s spin-off of its VMware stake
Text size Denis Doyle / Bloomberg Analysts at JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley are optimistic about the announcement by Dell Technologies that it is considering a spin-off of its valuable 81% stake in VMware., It is now worth more than all of Dell’s market value. Dell shares (ticker DELL) rose …
Read More »Twitter regains control after major accounts hijacked to tweet bitcoin scams
Twitter Inc. accounts belonging to top U.S. executives, lawmakers and celebrities were compromised on Wednesday and appeared to be used in an attempt to divert bitcoin from its followers on social media until the company regained control of your site hours later. After a series of cryptocurrency-related Twitter accounts were …
Read More »Expect mail delays as Trump’s new Postal Service chief pushes cost reduction
WASHINGTON – Mail deliveries could be delayed a day or more due to cost reduction efforts imposed by the new Postmaster General. The plan eliminates overtime for hundreds of thousands of postal workers and says employees must adopt a “different mindset” to ensure the survival of the Postal Service during …
Read More »