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...Responding to popular concerns about commercial real estate — rising interest rates and work-from home-trends — he said: We have always focused on owning premier real estate in the best locations, which...
...This seemingly insignificant line in a 2014 panel decision by the World Intellectual Property Organisation set us on a trail....
...“Owning shares in IT companies and property in Manhattan is not as sexy as owning a Premier League club,” says Francis....
...But the fate of the property company, which is attempting to pick up the pieces after defaulting on its debt, has ricocheted through Hui’s empire....
...Moshiri, who is shareholder of Usmanov’s USM Holdings and was previously its chair, owns more than 94 per cent of the Premier League side’s equity....
...China Inc, however, needs convincing the pain is over. In a rare intervention on Wednesday, vice-premier Liu He reassured investors that Beijing would support the economy and financial markets....
...China’s wealthiest woman, Yang Huiyan, a majority shareholder in China’s biggest property developer, Country Garden, lost more than half her fortune amid the nation’s property crisis....
...“The pyramid of strawberries is perfection. It’s a trophy picture.” And finally, the saga of the villa in Rome housing a Caravaggio ceiling rolls on....
...You were top of the pyramid.” In the first section of the book, the youthful, rebellious Anton muses about how he wants to “eat the world”....
...It ran into trouble after expanding aggressively into technology, finance, commodities, healthcare and property....
...Premier League footballers made appearances around the club’s roulette tables....
...Hui Ka Yan, the chairman of property developer Evergrande, was the country’s richest man....
...France’s BNP Paribas made aggressive moves to try to establish itself as Europe’s premier bank. Credit Suisse reeled in the wake of a scandal that saw its chief executive ousted....
...Sticky wicket: Indian cricket league caught in India-China tech war The Indian Premier League, the 12-year-old cricket tournament that has brought renewed energy and investment into the sport, will take...
...At worst they consider it an environmentally destructive, quasi-pyramid scheme with no real utility outside financing illegal activity....
...Palihapitiya, who was raising money via Spacs before it was fashionable, has just landed his second deal — a $4.8bn merger with SoftBank-backed property start-up Opendoor....
...But with a potentially long and tough recession on the cards, a high-priced bet on the property market is brave....
...Transfer Market Trevor Birch will be the next chief executive of the English Football League, which runs the professional divisions below the Premier League....
...Also in opposition to the deal was Qatar-based beIN Sports, which is the Premier League’s biggest broadcaster....
...Kweichow Moutai: in good spirits When Richard Nixon made his historic visit to China in 1972, Premier Zhou Enlai toasted his arrival with Kweichow Moutai....
...America used to be the world’s premier technology innovator and China its best duplicator....
...Those insiders wield such power that the companies below them could face risks similar to those of “pyramid control companies”, according to a draft investor disclosure that Brookfield filed with the Securities...
...The ocean theme park Seaworld and the UK travel company Abercrombie & Kent were both exited by property developer Zhonghong, which has defaulted in China....
...A version of this article was first published by the Nikkei Asian Review on January 28 2020. ©2020 Nikkei Inc. All rights reserved....
...Chinese premier Li Keqiang said the country would allow majority foreign ownership of domestic securities companies by next year, opening up its financial sector ahead of schedule as he looked to bolster...
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