Griffin House is a city-close home with a country feel. Set on a walled half-acre site, the historic residence is just outside central London in the village of East Sheen. Originally a coach house, the property has 80 feet of frontage, old-growth trees and a 180-foot-long garden—ample space for a sports court or swimming pool.
The White House’s supplemental funding request, sent to Congress yesterday, aims to pass $40 billion in additional funding measures and includes a $12 billion injection for the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s dwindling Disaster Relief Fund, but some are pushing for it to be considered as a standalone bill over fears that it could be held
Grails by PROOF Season IV Collecting art is historically not just about the art itself but who the artist is and the story behind the piece. The emergence of NFTs as a way to attribute provenance to digital objects has seen an explosion of interest in the past few years, even if that’s currently seeing
Amtrak and Texas railroad company Texas Central announced Wednesday they’re eying a partnership to breathe life into a long-stalled and controversial bullet train between Houston and Dallas. “If we are going to add more high-speed rail to this country, the Dallas to Houston corridor is a compelling proposition and offers great potential,” Amtrak Senior Vice
UBS is facing a further legal challenge to its controversial takeover of Credit Suisse, as hundreds of individual shareholders — including scores of former employees of the failed bank — are due to lodge a claim in Zurich’s commercial court on Monday. The Swiss Investor Protection Association (SASV), which represents retail investors, is planning to
A Six Flags Great Adventure “Clean Team” crew member disinfects the Wonder Woman: Lasso of Truth ride every 30 minutes. Kenneth Kiesnoski/CNBC Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. UBS — Stock in the Swiss bank ticked up 4.6% before the opening bell following news that UBS ended a $10 billion loss protection
In the past years, crowdfunding has gained traction for certain real estate investments. While some platforms are available to all investors, others require individuals to meet certain criteria to participate. The SEC divides investors into two categories: non-accredited and accredited. In my previous article, I discussed the differences between these two, along with some considerations
Pictured here are residential buildings developed by Country Garden Holdings Co. in Baoding, Hebei province, China, on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — Two years after Evergrande’s debt troubles, worries about China’s real estate sector are coming to the forefront again. Country Garden, one of the largest non-state-owned
Connecticut officials say a debt service reserve fund insurance policy allowed them to fund the state’s new baby bond trust without resorting to borrowing. Since July 1 newborns birthed under Connecticut’s Medicaid program, Husky, have been automatically enrolled in CT Baby Bonds and credited with $3,200 deposit that will be invested on their behalf. Between
Top Stories This Week Judge revokes Sam Bankman-Fried’s bail, remands him to custody FTX’s former CEO, Sam “SBF” Bankman-Fried, had his bail revoked by a federal judge in response to the release of information to The New York Times allegedly intended to intimidate witnesses. During a hearing on Aug. 11, Judge Lewis Kaplan revoked Bankman-Fried’s
Brazilian lawmakers are moving forward with a legislation that would raise taxes on cryptocurrencies held overseas. According to local reports, a congressional committee has approved amendments to a bill that recognizes cryptocurrencies as “financial assets” for tax purposes in foreign investments. In addition, the draft bill taxes gains from fluctuations in crypto asset prices against
Hawaii Gov. Josh Green called the fires that have devastated Maui and resulted in 55 confirmed deaths, “likely the largest natural disaster in Hawaii state history.” The wildfires that started Tuesday on Maui have burned at least 20 square miles, 13,000 acres, including the coastal town of Lahaina, according to a live map created by
Sam Bankman-Fried has been taken into custody after a federal judge found that the FTX founder probably attempted to tamper with witnesses on two occasions while awaiting trial on fraud charges stemming from the collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange. In a brief written order following a hearing in Manhattan federal court on Friday, Judge Lewis
Bitcoin (BTC) continues to frustrate investors with its tight range consolidation, giving no clue about the possible direction of the breakout. Typically, the longer the range, the stronger the eventual breakout from it. Therefore, traders should be on their toes to latch on to the breakout when it happens. A minor positive in favor of
Kevin Matras shows how you can profit from this easy to implement strategy, even in sideways markets.
In this article COIN DNUT JD MAXN LRCX NXPI UBSG-CH NWSA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Alibaba Group sign is seen at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, China July 6, 2023. Aly Song | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. News Corp — The media company’s shares
Tenant behavior in the office market, regulation in multifamily and a much higher cost of capital contributed to a 43% drop in New York City investment sales to $12.8 billion in 1H 2023 from 1H 2022, according to research compiled by Ariel Property Advisors. However, that drop was expected as we began to see a
Country Garden Holdings Co.’s Fengming Haishang residential development in Shanghai, China, on Tuesday, July 12, 2022. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of beleaguered Chinese real estate company Country Garden Holdings slumped to an all-time low on Friday as the company issued a profit warning a day earlier. The stock fell to an
Municipals were little changed Friday, once again ignoring losses in the U.S. Treasury and equity markets that were digesting higher-than-expected inflation data and macroeconomic concerns. While the consumer price index came in nearly as expected on Thursday, Friday’s producer price index came in higher than expected, leaving some analysts to fear more Federal Reserve rate
Bitcoin miner Bitdeer Technologies, a firm spun-off from prominent Bitcoin Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) manufacturer Bitmain, recorded a net loss of $40.4 million in Q2 2023, up from a net loss of $15.6 million in Q2 2022. The company disclosed in its earnings report published on Aug. 11 that the losses were largely attributed to