Modified Domestic Demand, a broad measure of underlying domestic activity that covers personal, government and investment spending, increased by 1.4% The economy grew by 0.9% in GDP terms from July to September, according to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office. In the year to the end of September, the economy grew by 14.5% compared to the same period ...

Editor’s note: This profile is part of Something Ventured, an ongoing series by Crunchbase News examining diversity and access to capital in the venture-backed startup ecosystem. As part of this project, we’re following seven seed-stage entrepreneurs over the course of several months as they build their businesses. Read our previous profiles of Alex Alvarado and Daybreak Health here, here and ...

Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The mission will launch SpaceX’s next batch of 48 Starlink broadband satellites and two commercial remote sensing satellites for BlackSky. SFN Live SpaceX Webcast SpaceX Mission Audio Source

Jeff Bezos has hit a particular stride lately with Blue Origin, the commercial space company he founded in 2000 in the hopes of “building a road to space.” For the sake of fostering interest in the space tourism industry, testing their reusable launch vehicle, and growing his company’s brand, he’s conducting recurring launches with the New Shepard featuring high-profile clientele. ...