SpaceX Starship rocket explodes minutes after launch
Second straight incident is setback to Elon Musk’s ambitions to build vessel capable of reaching Mars
India’s gold loan overload
Also in this newsletter: prospect of free speech curbs for social media sites, and China’s economic outlook
Trump poised to grab Ukraine minerals
‘I’m a lithium trader’
Correction: extreme poverty
The World Bank’s definition of extreme poverty covers those living on less than $2.15 a day, not $2.25 as wrongly stated in an article on March 4
Letter: Silly me, I was blaming the climate crisis on politicians
From Alan Jessop, Barnard Castle, County Durham, UK
Letter: Congress is now the Duma
From Albion M Urdank, Los Angeles, CA, US
Letter: Brussels can’t give ground on vehicle safety standards
From Antonio Avenoso and others, Executive Director, European Transport Safety Council
Letter: Social benefits of studying Stem subjects are in retreat
From Mariano Torras, Professor of Economics, Adelphi University, Garden City, NY, US
Letter: Vance’s disruptive antics
From Ambrose Loughlin, Dublin, Ireland
SEC withdraws complaint against hedge fund Silver Point Capital
Regulator claimed now-deceased lawyer misused non-public information but firm said he was exempt from requirements