The Folly of China’s Real-Estate Boom Was Easy to See, but No One Wanted to Stop It Developers, home buyers and Western bankers all ignored warning signs, but not two accountants who went looking for “financial anomalies” and “shenanigans.” ... 04/23/2024 - 5:01 pm | View Link
ASX ends higher after positive session on Wall Street, Crown Sydney retains casino licence — as it happened The ASX 200 has ended higher on Tuesday after Wall Street's three major stock markets all finished higher overnight, while Crown Sydney has been allowed to keep its casino licence. 04/22/2024 - 8:16 pm | View Link
The freefall in China's home prices continued in March as Beijing struggles to stem real estate crisis China's home values slumped further in March, leaving Beijing authorities scrambling for solutions to the country's real estate woes. 04/16/2024 - 5:04 am | View Link
China Developers Slash Prices by 40% at Luxury Hong Kong Apartment Project Distressed Chinese developers trying to sell luxury apartments at a new complex in Hong Kong have begun slashing prices by almost half amid mounting debt repayment pressure and intensifying ... 04/15/2024 - 9:06 pm | View Link
China's new home prices decline at fastest pace since 2015 New home prices in March dropped 2.2% from a year earlier, marking the biggest decline since August 2015, and worse than a 1.4% fall in February, according to Reuters calculations based on ... 04/15/2024 - 5:25 pm | View Link
New research found that ocean spray spreads PFAS into the air and onto land, creating a vicious cycle of forever chemicals that never disappear.
PFAS, or forever chemicals, are ubiquitous in our environment. In the U. S. alone, there are more than 57,000 sites contaminated with these chemicals. They’re in our drinking water, our soil, our products—and our ocean.
First designed in 1996, the 9000c is still a work of art.
It may seem like music fans today have a choice between two extremes: the beloved yet laborious ritual of listening to vinyl—or the convenience of streaming platforms, where instant gratification (and often subpar audio quality) is just a click away.
The past year brought adverse economic and capital market impacts to the commercial real estate market. According to a year-end report from Deloitte Inc., CRE sector respondents point to the cost of capital and capital availability as the weakest among real estate fundamentals. About half of respondents expect the cost of capital (50%) and capital availability (49%) to worsen through 2024, up from 38% and 40%, respectively, last year.
However, Regency Centers, one of the largest retail real estate…
A string of high-profile crimes linked to short-term rentals attracted the attention of policymakers, WFAA reports. Once the ordinance takes effect in the coming days, new short-term rental properties won't be allowed to open in residential neighborhoods, although they'll still be permitted in commercial areas.
WASHINGTON — U. S. companies would no longer be able to bar employees from taking jobs with competitors under a rule approved by a federal agency Tuesday, though the rule is sure to be challenged in court.
The Federal Trade Commission voted Tuesday 3-2 to ban measures known as noncompete agreements, which bar workers from jumping to or starting competing companies for a prescribed period of time.