(L to R) Brazil's President Michel Temer, Russia's President Vladimir Putin, China's President Xi Jinping, South Africa's President Jacob Zuma and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi pose for a group photo during the BRICS Summit on September 4, 2017.Wu Hong | Afp | Getty ImagesMillionaire population in the BRICS countries...
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After 8 months stuck in orbit, Varda’s drug spacecraft gets FAA approval to return
Varda's first manufacturing satellite and reentry vehicle attached to a Rocket Lab Photon bus.Rocket LabSpace startup Varda received long-awaited approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to bring its first spacecraft back to earth after a stint manufacturing drugs in space.Varda's small W-Series 1 capsule, or W-1, has been stuck in...
Bitcoin, AI and Magnificent 7: The emerging ETF trends as industry gathers for big conference
Over two thousand attendees are descending on the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach for the annual Exchange ETF conference. To entice participants, the organizers rented out the entire LIV Nightclub Miami at the hotel for a Super Bowl party Sunday night.While much of the conference is an excuse to party among...
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Uber, Airbnb, MGM Resorts, Robinhood and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading.Uber — Uber's shares jumped 11%, climbing to a new 52-week high, after the ride-hailing company announced an inaugural $7 billion share repurchase authorization program. Uber also said it expects gross bookings growth to be in the mid to high-teens over the...
Brexit Britain has ‘significantly underperformed’ other advanced economies, Goldman Sachs says
Pro-EU demonstrators protest outside Parliament against Brexit on the fourth anniversary of Britain's official departure from the European Union in London, United Kingdom on January 31, 2024.Future Publishing | Getty ImagesLONDON — Post-Brexit Britain has "significantly underperformed" other advanced economies since the 2016 EU referendum, according to new analysis from...