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    Peggy Hollinger

    International business editor

    Peggy Hollinger is the FT's international business editor and writes a fortnightly column for Inside Business. Since joining the FT 35 years ago, she has been industry editor, UK companies editor and Paris bureau chief, a leader and Lex writer. She has also covered the aerospace, retail, oil and gas, and utilities sectors.
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    • Thursday, 19 January, 2023
      Space industry
      Space funding plunges 58% from record year as investors shun risk

      Many put off by ‘disappointing’ performance of companies that were highly valued during 2021 space boom

    • Wednesday, 18 January, 2023
      Inside BusinessDanone SA
      Danone lawsuit could be test case for new war on plastics

      Three environmental groups are suing the producer of Evian water and Activia yoghurt

    • Thursday, 12 January, 2023
      Satellites
      Virgin Orbit pledges to return for new UK satellite launch

      Richard Branson’s company wants to try again later this year after failed mission from Cornwall

    • Thursday, 12 January, 2023
      FT News Briefing podcast9 min listen
      Moscow’s military reshuffle

      EU draws up plans to stockpile scarce medicines

    • Tuesday, 10 January, 2023
      News in-depthSpace industry
      Virgin Orbit scrambles to establish why first UK satellite launch failed

      Very public blow to British ambitions to be player in Europe’s ‘space race’

    • Tuesday, 10 January, 2023
      Virgin Orbit
      Virgin Orbit shares sink after rocket ‘anomaly’

      Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne prevented from gaining orbit in blow to British space ambitions

    • Monday, 9 January, 2023
      InterviewSatellites
      Europe’s independent access to space is at risk, says space agency chief

      Josef Aschbacher says continent needs to ensure it has competitive capabilities as UK prepares for launch

    • Monday, 2 January, 2023
      Inside BusinessAirlines
      Favouring trains over planes may be smart for legacy airlines

      KLM chief’s comments might signal strategy to free up new avenues for her carrier’s future growth

    • Friday, 23 December, 2022
      Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd
      Chipmaker TSMC in talks with suppliers over first European plant

      Company to send senior executives to Dresden early next year to discuss potential factory project in Germany

    • Wednesday, 14 December, 2022
      Inside BusinessEU business regulation
      Throwing more money at EU industry is not the answer to US green deal

      Brussels should focus on simplifying the web of funding mechanisms and regulation surrounding the energy transition

    • Tuesday, 6 December, 2022
      Air France-KLM
      KLM chief encourages passengers to take the train to cut emissions

      Marjan Rintel says collaboration is needed as rail should not be seen as a competitor

    • Wednesday, 30 November, 2022
      Inside BusinessAerospace & Defence
      Franco-German fighter jet project still faces turbulence

      Macron and Scholz declarations are no guarantee of trouble-free collaboration on defence programme

    • Wednesday, 23 November, 2022
      European Space Agency
      Disabled surgeon among 17 European trainee astronauts

      Group unveiled as ministers agree to raise space spending by 17% over the next five years

    • Wednesday, 23 November, 2022
      European economy
      European business confidence hits rock bottom

      Corporate US also gloomy about region’s prospects, according to key survey by industry body and US think-tank

    • Friday, 18 November, 2022
      News in-depthSpace industry
      ‘We really want to be first’: UK fights to lead new space race

      Spaceport Cornwall blazes a trail as Britain aims to become European leader in launch of commercial satellites

    • Thursday, 17 November, 2022
      Inside BusinessSpace industry
      Britain has a difficult decision to make on space

      The government’s ambition in the sector is at odds with its strategy

    • Thursday, 3 November, 2022
      Inside BusinessEuropean companies
      China-bashing will get Europe nowhere

      The bloc needs to create an environment that will enable its companies to outcompete global rivals

    • Wednesday, 19 October, 2022
      Inside BusinessAirlines
      Surging airfares test the tolerance of travellers

      Airlines might find demand falters as effects of inflation and darkening global economy bite

    • Wednesday, 19 October, 2022
      The Big Read
      Will the energy crisis crush European industry?

      While companies are digging in for a long winter, executives and politicians fear a wave of deindustrialisation

    • Monday, 17 October, 2022
      ExplainerSpace industry3 min
      Can an Anglo-French challenger compete with space billionaires? | FT Transact

      OneWeb and Eutelsat will join forces to challenge the billionaires, explains the FT's Peggy Hollinger

    • Wednesday, 5 October, 2022
      Inside BusinessAirports
      The airports vs airlines battle needs a new approach

      Increasing costs and environmental restrictions call for different perspective

    • Wednesday, 21 September, 2022
      Inside BusinessOneweb Global Ltd
      The UK faces an awkward choice over its golden share in OneWeb

      Government needs to make a decision on rights if satellite broadband pioneer wants to attract customers

    • Sunday, 18 September, 2022
      The Big Read
      The race to reinvent the space station

      Nasa is funding American companies to build commercial replacements for the trailblazing International Space Station

    • Wednesday, 7 September, 2022
      Inside BusinessAirlines
      Why business will be reluctant to pay the price of supersonic flight

      Companies will have to weigh time savings of flying faster than speed of sound against environmental impact

    • Tuesday, 6 September, 2022
      Solvay SA
      European chemicals group Solvay declares truce with activist Bluebell

      Companies end long-running battle over waste discharged into the Mediterranean

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