Stay informed with free updates Simply log in to the Financial services myFT Digest – delivered straight to your inbox. Activist hedge fund manager Boaz Weinstein has suffered multiple setbacks in his bid to take control of a series of BlackRock closed-end funds, as shareholders rejected his director nominees and voted to retain the fund’s … Read more
After soaring to an all-time high just days after its Nov. 21 IPO (at $78/share), EV maker Rivian’s fortunes have been a brutal one-way masterclass, with disappointment after disappointment, with its stock trading near record lows in recent months, and flirting with single digits, down 93% from its all-time high of $172 in Nov. 2021. … Read more
The explosive green “devil comet” that recently roared close to Earth appeared to grow an impossible second tail as it passed us, new photos reveal. But this extra limb, known as an anti-tail, is actually an extremely rare optical illusion caused by the comet’s proximity to our planet. 12P/Pons-Brooks (12P) is a 17-kilometer-wide comet with … Read more
The DearMoon crew took to social media to share their disappointment following the abrupt cancellation of the mission. Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa canceled his planned flight around the moon on June 1 due to delays at SpaceX Starship mega rocket, which has not yet made a single manned test flight. Maezawa initially booked the private … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply log in to the Renewable energy myFT Digest – delivered straight to your inbox. The world’s clean energy plans still fall almost a third short of what is needed to reach the 2030 sustainable energy target agreed at last year’s UN climate talks, the International Energy Agency warned, as … Read more