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New York Times, United States Sitting in the front row, Penny Strong, a real estate broker who lives in Northport, called Opera Night her “musical therapy.” Jeanny Schwartz, 31, the mezzo-soprano who sang the French love song, said afterward that she graduated from the Hong Kong … |
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Arts, Briefly Last Virgin Megastore in Manhattan to Close
New York Times, United States … as CD sales have plunged, and Virgin has been shuttering most of its locations around the country since it was bought by the real estate companies Vornado and Related in 2007, even though its high-traffic New York stores were said to be profitable. Virgin Megastore in SF will liquidate San Francisco Chronicle Sign of the times: Virgin Megastores in NYC, SF to close Yahoo! Tech Virgin Megastore to Close San Francisco Location in APril Broadway World MSNBC - CBS 5 all 19 news articles |
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Mortgages are bulk of troubled Citigroup assets
Reuters NEW YORK, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Mortgage and real estate assets constitute more than two-thirds of the $300.8 billion Citigroup Inc (CN: Quote, Profile, Research) portfolio in which the government agreed to share in losses, the bank said on Friday. … |
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paidContent.org - NYT Gets Hyperlocal; Community Sites Planned For …
Washington Post, United States The first sites in the program will focus on Clinton Hill and Fort Greene in Brooklyn, NY, and Maplewood, Millburn and South Orange, NJ The site will cover all the usual neighborhood points of interest?schools, restaurants, businesses and real estate, … |
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Essex Announces Changes to Its Board of Directors
CNNMoney.com Essex Property Trust, Inc., located in Palo Alto, California and traded on the New York Stock Exchange (ESS), is a fully integrated real estate investment trust (REIT) that acquires, develops, redevelops, and apartment communities in selected West … |
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NY State Pension Fund Adds Real Estate, Private Equity Stakes
EasyBourse.com, France By Lynn Cowan Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES The New York State Common Retirement Fund invested $850 million in real estate and private equity transactions in January, according to a monthly report. The fund, which made no changes to its stock portfolio during … |
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New York’s rich take their tax lumps
Crain’s New York Business, NY It’sa challenging time for New York’s affluent, eh? Judging by the tax hikes on wealthier Americans proposed this week by President Barack Obama, it’s an even tougher time for the nonprofit and real estate industries those affluent support. … |
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Earnings roundup: Blackstone, Kaman
Forbes, NY NEW YORK (AP) - Drug developer Warner Chilcott (nasdaq: WCRX - news - people ) Ltd. reported a fourth-quarter loss Friday on hefty impairment charges for legal disputes over two contraceptives. BETHESDA, Md. (AP) - Lodging real estate investment trust … Blackstone loses US$827M in Q4 on writedowns Financial Post Blackstone Rises as Schwarzman Reassures Investors Bloomberg Blackstone cuts dividend, shares surge Reuters Forbes all 117 news articles |
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The New York Times Expected To Launch Local Blog Network On Monday
TechCrunch, CA According to an email that was forwarded to us, the subject matter will include “cultural events, bar and restaurant openings, real estate, arts, fashion, health, social concerns and anything else that goes on in the ‘SoHo of Brooklyn. … New York Times Betting On Neighborhood Blogs, Wants Free Help (NYT) The Business Insider all 2 news articles |
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Blackstone Has $827.1 Million Loss on LBO Writedowns
Bloomberg … private-equity and real estate holdings. The loss, excluding costs tied to its 2007 initial public offering, was 68 cents a share, compared with a profit of $88 million, or 8 cents, a year earlier, the New York-based firm said in a statement today. … |