people showed up to watch — Driverless racing is real, terrible, and strangely exciting The Abu Dhabi Autonomous Racing League proves its possible, just very hard. Hazel Southwell – May 31, 2024 11:00 am UTC Enlarge / No one’s entirely sure if driverless racing will be any good to watch, but before we find that
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Los Angeles real estate company The Agency is selling homes complete with artwork and furniture. The piece shown is called “The McCoys II” (2019) and is by artist Shaina McCoy. The Agency | Nils Timm When Paul Lester joined a luxury real estate agency in Los Angeles, he decided to organize a Beverly Hills property
Bangkok, Thailand has seen an 18.1% growth in residential rental prices on a year-on-year basis, according to JLL. Alexander Spatari | Moment | Getty Images Singapore and Hong Kong are generally considered Asia’s more vibrant real estate markets. But some up-and-coming cities are giving these traditional hubs a run for their money, with some even
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Cabrera Capital Markets has hired ex-Citi banker Tom Rasmussen as a managing director to head municipal sales, trading and underwriting as it climbs up the rankings. Rasmussen, who worked at Citi for more than 33 years running and forming teams, said he couldn’t say no to the opportunity to run Cabrera’s municipal trading and sales
The Guam Power Authority plans to sell about $64 million of revenue refunding bonds in mid-July. The board of the Guam Consolidated Commission on Utilities on Tuesday approved the deal unanimously. The Guam legislature and Gov. Lourdes Leon Guerrero have already approved it. The Guam Public Utilities Commission was expected to approve it Thursday, said
SAN ANSELMO, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 30: A “sale pending” sign is posted in front of a home for sale on November 30, 2023 in San Anselmo, California. According to a report by the National Association of Realtors, pending home sales fell 1.5 percent in October to their lowest level in 20 years. (Photo by Justin
A Kentucky high school student says he has yet to receive his diploma after he went off-script during his commencement speech and urged the audience to seek Jesus. Graduate Micah Price of Campbell County High School in Kentucky had received approval from school officials to thank his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ at the beginning
Stop & Shop is planning to shutter an unspecified number of its grocery stores across the Northeast that the company said are “underperforming.” “Stop & Shop will make some difficult decisions to close select underperforming store locations to help ensure the long-term health and future growth for our business,” a spokesperson for the supermarket chain
Sony Music may be looking to pay a king’s ransom to acquire the rights to Queen’s music catalog. The entertainment giant is in talks to pay a whopping $1 billion for the British rockers’ song book, which include hits like “Bohemian Rhapsody” and “We Will Rock You,” in one of the biggest deals ever, Bloomberg
McDonald’s top US executive denounced viral reports of runaway Big Mac prices as painting an inaccurate picture of the company, which has seen its profits surge by roughly a third since 2019 and is now preparing to roll out $5 combo meals. “I can tell you that it frustrates and worries me, and many of our
The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority plans to come to market Wednesday with $829.4 million of airport system revenue and refunding bonds. “Traditionally, we’re in the market at about the same time every year. We either have a refunding opportunity or a new money need,” said Andrew Rountree, the authority’s senior vice president for finance and CFO.
To convert a single hush payment into 34 state felonies in the New York case against former President Donald Trump, prosecutors are relying on several interacting statutes, which makes their legal theory convoluted and confusing. Juan Merchan, the judge presiding over Trump’s trial, added to the confusion on Wednesday when he instructed the jurors on
One of the reasons that it can be so difficult to hold police officers accountable is due to the incredible power wielded by police unions. Even when departments are willing and able to fire bad cops, unions can often get them reinstated, usually at great expense to taxpayers. As it turns out, even if it
The actor who portrays Jesus in the hit series The Chosen says he has remained humble by following Christ’s example and recognizing that “everything that I have is because of Him.” Jonathan Roumie is one of the most recognizable actors in entertainment. He has portrayed Jesus in a series with 200 million viewers worldwide and
Imitation — Europe seeks to emulate NASAs revolutionary commercial cargo program European governments must commit more funding for the program to achieve its goals. Stephen Clark – May 29, 2024 11:15 pm UTC Enlarge / A rendering of the European cargo reentry vehicle proposed by Thales Alenia Space.Thales Alecia Space reader comments 38 The European
Old versus new — The Unistellar Odyssey smart telescope made me question what stargazing means The age-old pursuit of looking at the heavens is finally getting an upgrade. Tim Stevens – May 29, 2024 11:00 am UTC Enlarge / The Sky-Watcher HEQ5 Pro and the Unistellar Odyssey Pro.Tim Stevens reader comments 122 It’s been 300
It’s tricky — Amazon execs may be personally liable for tricking users into Prime sign-ups Emails reveal Amazon has pushed back on FTC demands for data on all Prime users. Ashley Belanger – May 29, 2024 9:58 pm UTC Enlarge400tmax | iStock Unreleased reader comments 83 Yesterday, Amazon failed to convince a US district court
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The logo for Salesforce is displayed on the Salesforce Tower in New York City on March 7, 2019. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in extended trading: Salesforce — Shares plunged more than 14% after first-quarter revenue of $9.13 billion missed consensus estimates of $9.17 billion, according to LSEG. Adjusted earnings