Virgin Galactic Shares rose 6% because of Merger

 Virgin Galactic — Shares of the space travel company rose 6% as Virgin Orbit, its satellite-launching spin-off, geared up to begin trading Thursday on the Nasdaq, following an approved merger earlier this week with the blank-check company NextGen Acquisition Corp.

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