A desert spaceport is ready for blast-off
Notebook: The first commercial spaceport is a vast monument to human ambition, writes Leslie Hook
SpaceX explosion raises questions on entrepreneurial exploration
Analysts predict Musk and others nevertheless will win out in battle over space industry
Jeremy Corbyn and the parable of the Virgin berth
An aspiring prime minister should be able to reserve himself a seat on a train
Why did Richard Branson and Virgin expose Corbyn’s train tale?
The Labour leader becomes embroiled in a dispute with a powerful businessman, writes Sebastian Payne
LinkedIn offers to ‘clone’ workers
The company’s new doppelgänger tool is put to the test and it is disappointingly accurate
Airbus fuels investor concern on slowdown
Executive highlights risk company’s aircraft orders this year could fall short of its deliveries
Virgin Group cancels deal to buy UK company over Brexit
Sir Richard Branson ‘deeply concerned’ about impact of leaving EU
Branson unlikely to inspire Remain reboot
Sir Richard has stepped forward as the deal-doing community’s spokesman
The sham democracy of chief executives on Twitter
A champion tweeter and receiver of thousands of likes may be the opposite of prolific
Virgin Money reports surge in lending
Mortgage business grows 30% but bank warns of buy-to-let slowdown
StarChip Enterprise is a mission worth backing
The new billionaire-driven age of space exploration is inspiring
Virgin America close to sale to Alaska Air
$2bn bid would value Branson-backed US carrier at large premium to market price
Virgin Atlantic’s pre-tax profits soar 81%
Airline benefits from lower fuel costs and focus on transatlantic market
Virgin Money targets high street as mortgages drive profit surge
Challenger bank examining opportunities in business lending and taking on leading incumbents
Branson ebullience masks Virgin’s growing seriousness on space
Question remains whether profit can be made from tourism
Virgin revives space tourism ambitions with new craft
VSS Unity replaces failed SpaceShipTwo vehicle that broke up in testing
CEOs who want to change the world struggle for name recognition
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg is the world’s best-known, but only one in 10 recognise him in poll
Car-hailing pioneer Sidecar signals end of the ride
US lift and delivery service to close after failure to compete with bigger rivals Uber and Lyft
Maldives president declares 30-day state of emergency
Government takes pre-emptive action amid ‘security threats’
