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 …
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Spirit Airlines. Florida. It is not necessary to say much more. The combo delivered the commotion this week after a Spirit employee told three women in Fort Lauderdale that their flight to Philadelphia had been delayed. Here’s a clip from the scene, courtesy of Dave Portnoy, the founder of Barstool …
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“ ‘It is one thing to bet on Elon Musk, but another to bet against him. The guy specializes in pulling rabbits out of his hat. “ That’s Carson Block, the short seller behind Muddy Waters Capital, speaking to Bloomberg’s Tracy Alloway and Joe Weisenthal in a podcast this week …
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Text size Another day, another touch of technology. The Nasdaq Composite has been outperforming the rest of the market this year, but the preference for the heavy tech index appears to have ended this week. Shortly after Thursday’s opening, the Nasdaq Composite fell 1%, while the S&P 500 and Dow …
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Data from China, a Twitter hack, geopolitical tensions and worries about viruses are scaring investors out of stocks on Thursday, with more earnings and weekly unemployment claims ahead. Markets encouraged positive news about vaccines just a day earlier. The week has also seen the Nasdaq Composite COMP, + 0.59% wobble, …
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