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Virgin Galactic moves one step closer to commercial space flights

Flying at Mach 3 and reaching more than 55 miles above the Earth Saturday, British billionaire Sir Richard Branson's private…

5 years ago

Britain’s Nationwide almost doubles profit as costs fall

Nationwide Building Society (POB_p.L) nearly doubled annual profit after improving interest income and margins as it shaved costs, it said…

5 years ago

Bank of England plans to ‘green’ its corporate bond holdings

The Bank of England set out plans on Friday to make its 20 billion pounds ($28.4 billion) of holdings in…

5 years ago

FTSE 100 drops as commodity stocks weigh, inflation doubles

London's FTSE 100 slipped on Wednesday, dragged down by heavyweight commodity stocks, while a bigger-than-expected jump in inflation stoked fears…

5 years ago

UK jobless rate falls again, hiring up as lockdown eases

Britain's unemployment rate fell again to 4.8% between January and March, when the country was under a tight lockdown, and…

5 years ago

BP’s lobbying for gas shows rifts over path to net-zero emissions

Oil major BP (BP.L) has lobbied for the EU to support natural gas, a move that exposes divergent views among investors and…

5 years ago