World Cup, stronger travel boost hospitality sector in the second quarter

Legislators in the the city of Charlotte are at an impasse on data center development halfway through a 150-day moratorium on building the property type. The moratorium began in June and followed months of local pushback.  On Aug. 20, 75 days into the moratorium, Council Member At-Large Dimple Ajmera hosted a town hall during which…

When “Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles” alum James Harris left the hit Bravo series he starred in for seven seasons, he moved into a new real estate chapter of his own, taking up residence in a stunning L.A. estate, where he’s learning to prioritize a better balance between work and family life. Harris, 42, purchased…

Apple is joining Google in taking the plunge into controversial waters. On Tuesday, Apple Maps changed the name of Lake Ontario to “Lake America.” The move follows President Donald Trump‘s recent executive order, which he issued amid a trade war with Canada. Earlier Tuesday afternoon, the lake was still labeled Lake Ontario on the map…

Payward plans to expand its B2B infrastructure platform, Payward Services, with embedded, non-custodial wallet infrastructure by acquiring the wallet-as-a-service business of Magic Labs. Magic Labs’ noncustodial wallet infrastructure has powered more than 60 million wallets and over $10 billion in stablecoin volume for 200,000 developers, Payward said in a Monday (July 27) press release. Payward…

Wikimedia Commons/Tiia Monto NCP went into administration in March. A private property group based in Northern Ireland is in advanced talks to buy a big part of the carcass of collapsed car parking giant NCP. Martin Property Group, which has assets of £1B and has hoovered up dozens of regional shopping centre and residential development…

When looking for Asian stocks, I look for good businesses run by competent management teams, available at a price that leaves a margin of safety. I focus on managing absolute risk and losing little money during market downturns, which should help compound returns at higher rates over the long term. This discipline leads the portfolio…