Branson pledges $3 billion for biofuels Billionaire Richard Branson is committing $3 billion toward development of biofuel initiatives during the next 10 years through President Clinton's global initiative. Branson, who has made his fort ...
Sir Richard Branson still remembers how he was first received by the establishment powers when he started Virgin Atlantic Airways 22 years ago. "The head of American Airlines said, 'What does Richard Branson know about the airline business? He comes from Sir Richard Branson still remembers how he was...
Briton Richard Branson got big by keeping his companies small. Now he's making an assault on Florida. Briton Richard Branson got big by keeping his companies small. Now he's making an assault on Florida.
NEW YORK -- As anti-penny sentiment spreads on Capitol Hill, Virgin Mobile USA refuses to stand down and allow this historic coin to be abolished. To do their part to save the penny and renew its purpose, Virgin founder and chairman Sir Richard Branson, performer and rapper Kevin Federline and...
Jet Set Sir Richard Branson (r.), chairman of the Virgin Group, poses with John Northen, GM, JW Marriott Hotel Shanghai. Branson was at the ... Jet Set Sir Richard Branson (r.), chairman of the Virgin Group, poses with John Northen, GM, JW Marriott Hotel...
Virgin Group chairman Sir Richard Branson has pledged to invest all profit from his Virgin Group airline and train businesses over the next decade--an estimated $3 billion--to fight global warming and to promote alternative energy. Unveiling the char Virgin Group chairman Sir Richard Branson has pledged...
Virgin Atlantic Chairman Richard Branson said that he "very much hopes" to launch a US-based low-fare airline this year and will be "very disappointed if we can't." Speaking at Mojave Airport at the Jan. 8 rollout of the Burt Ru Virgin Atlantic Chairman Richard...
CHICAGO - Advocates for a unified European aviation policy have received the backing of Virgin Atlantic Chairman Richard Branson, though the pragmatic entrepreneur warns that little headway will be made until a new school of thought is established by the plethora of civil servants currently administering national policies.
Back in 2002, skeptics undoubtedly smiled and giggled when Sir Richard Branson wore a mock cell phone on a hot summer day in New York City's Times Square. They may not have taken Branson and Virgin Mobile USA seriously then, but they do now that the ...
BY ANY measure, it was a splendid deal. Extracting Pounds600m ($960m) from Singapore Airlines for 49% of Virgin Atlantic is a triumph for Richard Branson. The price is impressive. The airline's profits are collapsing this year (from the Pounds100m Mr BY ANY measure, it was a...
Byline: Jim Johnson One of the world's most famous billionaires is urging the airline industry to adopt changes that could cut carbon emissions by up to 25 percent. Richard Branson, head of Virgin Group and its...
Byline: Compiled by Joanne Wojcik Sir Richard Branson may soon find that piloting a balloon from Japan to Canada-something he did in 1991-may be easier than navigating today's turbulent health care waters. The undaunted founder of Virgin Group I Byline: Compiled...
In its own twist on NBC's The Apprentice, FOX signed billionaire SIR RICHARD BRANSON, to star in an unscripted "drama," Branson's Big Adventure. In the show, a group of wannabe ... In its own twist on NBC's The Apprentice, FOX signed billionaire SIR...
Jul 29, 2003 (The Australian Financial Markets Newsletter - INSTO - ABIX via COMTEX) -- The British businessman, Sir Richard Branson, has again hit the spotlight. In July 2003, he sent a cheeky letter to the Australian media, accompanied by a photogr Jul 29, 2003 (The...
LONDON, July 16 Asia Pulse - Virgin Atlantic may operate daily flights to Australia by Christmas, Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson said Tuesday. LONDON, July 16 Asia Pulse - Virgin Atlantic may operate daily flights to Australia by Christmas, Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson...
Optus, a SingTel subsidiary based in Australia, is reported to be finalizing the purchase of Richard Branson's stake in Virgin Mobile Australia. Richard Branson holds a 75 percent stake in the firm.Optus, a SingTel subsidiary based in Australia, is reported to be finalizing the purchase of Richard Branson's stake in...
PASADENA, Calif. -- Yahoo! Search Marketing, formerly Overture Services, announced the launch of its "Think Big" contest, which will award one small business with 10 million free ad impressions across the Yahoo! network. Sir Richard Branson, world renowned entrepreneur and founder of Virgin Group, will serve as the official contest...
Virgin Blue is at the center of a hostile takeover bid that could see Richard Branson's Virgin Group re-emerge as the controlling influence in the low-fare airline. Transport conglomerate Toll Holdings launched a A$4.6 billion ($3.5 billion) offer Virgin Blue is at the...
Byline: David Twibell Richard Branson, founder of Britain's Virgin Atlantic Airways, was once asked the best way to become a millionaire. "There's really nothing to it," he joked. "Start as a billionaire and then buy an airline Byline:...
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