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‘Great bank heist’ sees $130mn plundered in South Africa

Bloomberg A probe into the failure of VBS Mutual Bank found that at least 53 people and companies may have benefited from the looting of 1.9 billion rand ($130 million) from the South African lender before its collapse. Investigator Terry Motau, who was appointed by the central bank to lead the inquiry, is calling for arrests to be made and ...

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Airbus could beat Boeing to market with range-boosting jet

Bloomberg Airbus SE could build a longer-range version of its newest narrow-body jet by 2023, according to prospective buyer Air Transat, beating a competing Boeing Co. model to the market. The Canadian carrier’s president, Jean-Francois Lemay, has been briefed by Airbus on its thinking regarding service entry for the proposed aircraft, as well as by leasing firm AerCap Holdings NV, ...

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Boeing is delaying US return to space: NASA

Bloomberg Boeing Co.’s construction of the largest rocket in NASA’s history is projected to cost $8.9 billion—double the initial budget. While taxpayer-funded cost overruns are de rigueur when talking about the US military industrial complex, the massive aerospace company is also two years behind schedule, a gap that could widen further, according to an audit by NASA’s inspector general. The ...

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