Richard Branson
Richard Branson takes aim at crypto scams that use his name as lure
British billionaire Richard Branson hit out at cryptocurrency scammers and said he’s stepping up efforts to stop his name from being used to convince unsuspecting victims to sign up to fraudulent schemes.
- by Christopher Jasper
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‘Dark stain’ on Singapore: Branson fights to save low-IQ man from death
Richard Branson has appealed directly to Singapore’s president and prime minister to spare Nagen’s life and warned of potential financial ramifications if the execution goes ahead.
- by Chris Barrett
Richard Branson has sold $1.4 billion Virgin Galactic stake during the pandemic
The billionaire just offloaded another $420 million in shares in his space travel venture, tapping his biggest listed asset to prop up a business empire that has suffered during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- by Ben Stupples
Space dollars FOMO: bubble fears as investors shoot for the stars
Billionaires Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson have made space hot again. And investors are afraid of missing out.
- by Christian Davenport
Grounded: Feds halt Virgin Galactic launches while probing Branson’s first trip
The FAA said the rocketship carrying Branson and five Virgin Galactic employees veered off course during its descent back to New Mexico on July 11, bringing outside of its clearance area.
- by Marcia Dunn
Richard Branson risks losing his grip on Virgin Galactic after share sale
Sir Richard Branson has sold another $US300 million worth of shares in the space tourism venture to fund his pandemic-hit businesses.
- by James Titcomb
Jeff Bezos, the would-be astronaut, has wings clipped
On the day that Bezos blasted off, the US government quietly tightened its rules, meaning billionaires could miss out on the designation of being commercial astronauts.
- by Nick Allen
Note to Bezos, Branson and all other rich space-racers: dream bigger
This is just another idea foisted on us by a very rich man that makes about as much sense as sending a submarine into a labyrinthine Thai cave system to locate lost schoolchildren.
- by Amelia Lester
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‘Best day ever’: Jeff Bezos blasts off on his space company’s first passenger flight
The founder of Amazon became the second billionaire in just over a week to ride his own rocket and landed safely about 10 minutes after take off.
- by Matthew Knott
Virgin Galactic admits it ‘faked’ video of Branson’s pre-launch bike ride
The admission that the footage of Sir Richard Branson was prerecorded is embarrassing for Virgin Galactic, which has a cross-promotional deal with Trek Bicycle Corp.
- by Julio-Cesar Chavez and Steve Gorman
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Moon dollars: What the billionaire space race is really about
Don’t be fooled by the space race between some of the world’s richest people. It’s all about the billions of dollars to be spent by governments on satellite and crewed exploration missions.
- by Michael Hiltzik