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How to buy a ticket aboard a Virgin Galactic flight for $450,000 a pop
Virgin Galactic plans to soar past the Covid troubles burdening the aviation industry with an audacious financial plan
Sir Richard Branson has a plan to repair Virgin Atlantic’s money woes. The airline is exploring a possible listing on the London stock market. It has also reopened ticket sales for upcoming space flights.
The starting price for a seat aboard a Virgin Galactic flight on the ‘SpaceShipTwo’ costs a whopping $450 thousand dollars, far from the “modest premium” that CEO Michael Colglazier recently described.
The news of reopening ticket sales came alongside the release of the company’s quarterly financial report. The report revealed a net loss of over $94 million. The company has been in the red every quarter since going public in 2019.
What does a flight aboard SpaceShipTwo cost?
The company will offer three booking options; single-seat reservations, multi-seat reservations and an option to buy out all six seats on a given flight.
Colglazier also said that the company will offer seats for “research and professional astronaut training” priced at $600,000 each.
The total experience runs for approximately an hour; including a mere few minutes of weightlessness and views of earth in what the US government considers to be space.
Who can buy a Virgin Galactic flight?
Virgin Atlantic will offer the tickets to a list of “early hand raisers” before opening the spots to the public. The list in question is the “Spacefarer Community”, which has a $1000 deposit joining fee. The group has about 1000 members who have paid the deposit.
The company will also raffle off two seats to people who donated to Space For Humanity; a nonprofit working towards democratising space.
However, any new buyers will need to wait for their turn behind a pretty long list of people waiting for their chance to go to space. Almost 600 people already purchased a ticket for between $200,000 and $250,000 nearly a decade ago.
The news follows the Virgin Galactic completing its first fully crewed flight to the edge of space last month.
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Tech stocks slide as investors rotate into small-cap and value plays
Nasdaq drops 1.84% amid turbulent week; investors pivot to cyclical and value sectors from high-growth tech.
Nasdaq drops 1.84% amid turbulent week; investors pivot to cyclical and value sectors from high-growth tech.
U.S. equity markets wrapped up a turbulent week with mixed results. The Nasdaq Composite fell 1.84%, marking its worst week for large-cap technology stocks since November, while the S&P 500 remained largely unchanged. Investors are weighing concerns about artificial intelligence and potential overinvestment in high-growth areas.
Meanwhile, smaller-cap and value-oriented stocks continued to add to their year-to-date gains. Market participants rotated into cyclical sectors that had lagged, reflecting a shift in investor sentiment and appetite for risk outside the traditional tech heavyweights.
Analysts say this rotation highlights the broader market’s evolving dynamics, as growth concerns collide with opportunities in underappreciated areas. Stay tuned for further developments as the market digests these trends.
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U.S. markets mixed as tech slumps and Fed moves spark uncertainty
Mixed US equity results as tech stocks drop; market uncertainty rises amid Fed Chair change. Join Steve Gopalan’s insights on FX trends.
Mixed US equity results as tech stocks drop; market uncertainty rises amid Fed Chair change. Join Steve Gopalan’s insights on FX trends.
US equity markets posted mixed results as technology stocks fell, reflecting growing concerns about AI disruptions. The delay of key labour data has added to market uncertainty, especially with President Trump’s recent appointment of Kevin Warsh as Fed Chair.
Steve Gopalan from SkandaFX joins us to discuss how these shifts could influence monetary policy, corporate FX strategies, and the broader financial landscape.
We also dive into FX trends, euro-area inflation signals, and Australian dollar movements, exploring what these developments mean for investors worldwide.
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Tech stocks and Bitcoin tumble amid market uncertainty and rising job concerns
Wall Street plummets as tech stocks and Bitcoin fall, raising concerns about job market and economic stability.
Wall Street plummets as tech stocks and Bitcoin fall, raising concerns about job market and economic stability.
Wall Street took a sharp hit Thursday as technology stocks and Bitcoin plunged, reigniting worries over the job market and global economic stability. Kyle Rodda from Capital.com breaks down how Alphabet and Qualcomm’s earnings may signal broader tech weakness.
Bitcoin’s recent drop also rattled crypto markets, with Coinbase shares falling sharply. Rodda explains how much of the decline is driven by market fundamentals versus shifting investor sentiment, and how rising AI expenditures are affecting investor confidence in tech.
The surge in unemployment claims, coupled with falling bond yields, is prompting concern over overall market stability.
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