The shutdown of online discourse within Iran has allowed both the government and its critics to flood social media outside the country with disinformation campaigns and fake images.
The United States agreed to lower tariffs on Taiwanese goods from 20 to 15 percent, while Taiwan says it will invest in more chip manufacturing in the U.S.
The bankruptcy sale of 5,151 apartments from Pinnacle Group to Summit Properties is on the eve of a possible confirmation. But the sale was unable to close at a Thursday court hearing. The city and tenants had objected to the sale, prompting hours of cross examination and argument before a bankruptcy court judge. Despite conversations about a settlement between the parties, no agreement was reached by the end of the hearing, with an attorney for the city saying that getting approval from the administration would go beyond business hours. By the end of the day, the U.S. bankruptcy court judge, […]
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Blackstone is looking to foreclose on a Manhattan office building where brothers Eli and Isaac Chetrit allegedly defaulted on a $19 million loan. The lender filed a New York state lawsuit to take 286 Fifth Avenue, a 12‑story, 44,400‑square‑foot property, Crain’s New York Business reported. Blackstone acquired the debt after Signature Bank’s 2023 collapse. The Chetrits are members of the high-profile family of investors that has multiple distressed properties in New York. The outlet was unable to reach them for comment. The brothers have faced similar troubles before. In 2024, debt dealer Maverick Real Estate Partners, which recently bought other […]
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Activists spent years preparing for a communications blackout in Iran, smuggling in Starlink satellite internet systems and making digital shutdowns harder for the authorities to enforce.
Kathleen Kennedy stepped down as Lucasfilm’s president and returned to producing. Two studio veterans took over.
A townhouse once owned by a fourth-generation Rockefeller has changed hands again. George Logothetis, the founder and executive chairman of international holding company Libra Group, sold the home at 13 East 94th Street for $15.5 million, according to public records. Logothetis bought the home for $12.5 million in 2011 from an entity tied to Renee and Mark Rockefeller, the great-grandson of Standard Oil founder John D. Rockefeller. Sotheby’s International Realty’s Serena Boardman, who represented the previous seller in 2011, had the listing. The home initially hit the market in December 2024, asking $19.5 million before Boardman dropped the price to […]
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A judge dropped the case against Ms. Ferragni, who had been embroiled in a scandal over sales of a limited edition Christmas cake marketed as supporting cancer treatment.
A new £1.2B City of London development appears to have achieved something that has been absent from the office market for the past few years — competition among big tenants.
Three large occupiers have earmarked 75 London Wall as their first choice for a new headquarters, Green Street News reported.
There has been a lack of Grade A office development for the past decade, leaving limited new prime office space for big companies that need to move.
That means occupiers are looking to secure new premises well before current leases expire.
The 500K SF building at 75 London Wall is being built by a joint venture…
Many proposals have been introduced, but there is little consensus among governors, Congress members and tech executives about exactly how much the companies behind data centers should pay for electricity.