A Harlem townhouse with a “Scandinavian farmhouse” vibe has been price-slashed by $1 million. The three-story home, known as Harlem House, is owned by ’90s Swedish indie pop star Nina Persson, lead singer/lyricist of the Cardigans, and her husband, Nathan Larson, an American songwriter of alternative rock band Shudder to Think. The Cardigans’ superhit “Lovefool”
Month: October 2023
Symbotic technology in use at a Walmart facility. Courtesy: Walmart Venture-capital giant Softbank notched a $15 billion-plus gain on its 2016 deal to buy Arm Holdings when the artificial intelligence-enabling semiconductor firm went public last month. But not as many investors know about Softbank’s “other” big AI investment, Wilmington, Mass.-based software and robotics maker Symbotic,
A customer inspects a Tesla Motors Inc. Powerwall unit inside a home. Ian Thomas Jansen-Lonnquist | Bloomberg | Getty Images After a summer of extreme weather and wildfires and now during the peak of hurricane season, the power going out again is becoming familiar to more Americans. That means it may be a good time
No timber-clad tower has ever reached so high. Down Under, a cloud-scraping pillar of a building has received the go-ahead from local authorities in Western Australia. If completed, the structure on South Perth’s Charles Street will be the tallest wooden building in the world. On Thursday, Perth’s Metro Inner-South Joint Development Assessment Panel gave Grange
Guests attend a pool party in the penthouse apartment at the 50 United Nations Plaza building in New York. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images A shortage of luxury apartments in Manhattan is causing a surge in prices at the top of the market, even as broader apartment sales and prices come under pressure
Former US President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media while arriving for the second day of his civil fraud trial in New York on October 3, 2023. Kena Betancur | AFP | Getty Images Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday blasted New York Attorney General Letitia James as he headed into court for
Barbara Walters admirers will soon have a chance to own a piece of the late broadcast journalist’s legacy. Later this month and into early November, more than 300 items from the television icon’s Upper East Side apartment will be up for auction. Later this month and into early November, more than 300 items from Barbara
Former US President Donald Trump sits inside the courtroom for the third day of his civil fraud trial in New York on October 4, 2023. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images Lawyers for Donald Trump may ask a New York appeals court to pause his ongoing $250 million business fraud trial and stay a
A house is for sale in Arlington, Virginia, July 13, 2023. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images Mortgage rates just continue to climb higher, taking a particularly big leap last week. As a result, total mortgage demand fell 6% compared with the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s seasonally adjusted index. The
Prospective buyers attend an open house at a home for sale in Larchmont, New York, on Jan. 22, 2023. Tiffany Hagler-Geard | Bloomberg | Getty Images As high home prices and interest rates push up monthly mortgage payments, it’s harder for many consumers to even get a mortgage in the first place. Last year, lenders
An Australian estate that the “Wolverine” star Hugh Jackman and his now-former wife once rented will soon be for sale for a cool $40 million. A palatial property in Woollahra, a suburb of Sydney, is set to hit the market in the near future, according to the Wentworth Courier. Among its past residents are Hugh
Former U.S. President Donald Trump appears in the courtroom with his lawyers for his civil fraud trial at New York State Supreme Court on October 03, 2023 in New York City. Seth Wenig | Getty Images Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday returned to court for the third day of his $250 million business fraud
May 22, 2011, began as a beautiful day in Joplin, Missouri. Families and friends gathered outside. Suddenly, the sky changed. Troy Bolander, who grew up in nearby Kansas, noticed the clouds beginning to swirl. He began to prepare his crawl space. Ann Leach, a life coach, was also at home. Tornado sirens blared. Ann took
Vehicles travel along a highway past commercial and residential buildings in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Foreign investments into Japan’s real estate sector have been flourishing in the past year, buoyed by a weak Japanese yen as the country’s central bank maintains its ultra-loose monetary policy. “It