Pending home sales notch slight gain in August

The transaction is expected to complete by the end of 2026, subject to regulatory approvals. Credit: Piotr Swat/ Shutterstock.com. Goldman Sachs Group has agreed to acquire LCN Capital Partners, a real estate investment manager, in a deal worth up to $410m. LCN is active in sale-leaseback, build-to-suit and triple net lease transactions. It was established…

Zohran Mamdani is filling the seven-month void at one of the city’s most critical business agencies with a political veteran intimately familiar with the workings of New York City government. Mamdani will name McKinsey & Co. partner Anthony Shorris as the president and chief executive officer of the Economic Development Corporation, Crain’s reported. The official…

Home buyers are returning to the housing market after a summer slowdown, with searches for properties on Zoopla up 7% year on year over the past four weeks. The increase is the first time in a year that searches have risen across every UK region, signalling the start of an autumn rebound despite continuing affordability…

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Earnings reports from the two major retailers will show how shoppers are holding up in an era of persistent inflation.

Account of the monetary policy meeting of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank held in Frankfurt am Main on Wednesday and Thursday, 22-23 July 2026 27 August 2026 1. Review of financial, economic and monetary developments and policy options Financial market developments Ms Schnabel started her presentation with the observation that since the…