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space tourism takes off with Branson’s inaugural flight

With British billionaire Sir Richard Branson’s successful flight to the edge of space, he and his company Virgin Galactic have firmly established themselves in the history books as space tourism pioneers. While not the first…

Disclosures and Data: Building Strong Foundations for Addressing Climate-Related Financial Risks

FSB Chair Randal K Quarles speaks at the Venice International Conference on Climate Change by : Source link

What’s a suborbital flight? An aerospace engineer explains

“Suborbital” is a term you’ll be hearing a lot as Sir Richard Branson flies aboard Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity winged spaceship and Jeff Bezos flies aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard vehicle to touch the boundary…

GFG Alliance says Glencore to refinance aluminium unit By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The GFG Alliance flag flies at the completion of a 330 million pound deal to buy Britain’s last remaining Aluminium smelter in Fort William Lochaber Scotland, Britain December 19, 2016. REUTERS/Russell…

Why Labour’s ‘buy British’ plan is not going to succeed

The Labour Party has unveiled “make, sell and buy more in Britain” as its post-Brexit vision for the UK. As set out by shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves, one of the key proposals is to use…

Emerging markets pass capital flows test

Emerging markets have become much more resilient in dealing with international capital inflows, while better leveraging the benefits of inward investment. The Bank for International Settlements’ Committee on the Global Financial System highlights these findings…