The owners of this Florida mansion are asking $24 million for their nearly 11,500-square-foot residence inside one of the most expensive gated communities in Delray Beach, Florida.The price puts the home, known as Villa Ananda, at a price per square foot of about $2,100, well beyond the record-breaking area for a non-oceanfront home in the city.An aerial view of Ananda Villa and the artificial lake that wraps around the property's back garden.Photography by Daniel Batrouni“As long as wealthy clients view Florida as a lifestyle and tax-advantaged haven, the ultra-luxury real estate market will thrive,” listing broker Senada Adzim told CNBC.Over…
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Tour a $24 million mansion in Delray Beach, Florida on 2.5 lakefront acres. The residence is located in Palm Beach County, but you won't find a single palm tree on the property. The ubiquitous trees were removed for greenery that would make the house look less like a Florida mansion and more like a huge villa in the Italian countryside.This 11,500 square foot residence is located within one of the most expensive gated communities in Delray Beach, Florida. Â Â Villa Ananda, as it's called, is on the market for $24 million, and the home's price tag puts the price…
Jaab Ahrens | Nour Photo | Getty ImagesBitcoin The index jumped to start the week, inching closer to all-time highs after the rally stalled over the weekend.The major cryptocurrency was recently up 5% at $66,446.75, according to Coin Metrics. Earlier, it rose as high as $67,567.98, its highest level since November 2021. ether Advance 2% to $3,550.86.Both currencies are coming off their best week in almost a year — with Bitcoin up about 21% and Ethereum up 16% — but they paused their runs over the weekend as the market absorbed two days of sharp outflows from Grayscale Bitcoin Trust…
Jerry Royce isn't at all surprised that his former Dodgers teammate, Steve Garvey, is running for U.S. Senate.The shocking part for Ross is that it took Garvey so long to launch his political career.“He’s a 75-year-old rookie,” Royce recently told the Times in an email.Royce was a left-handed pitcher who played for eight teams over 22 Major League Baseball seasons. Garvey was an infielder and one of the Dodgers' most popular players in the late 1970s and early 1980s, and their baseball careers intersected in Los Angeles from 1979 to 1982.Royce told the Times that Garvey was considering becoming an…
With many professional workers now settling into well-established hybrid work patterns, banks and other financial services companies have come to light in recent weeks for the battles they continue to have with employees.Many lenders have upset employees by requiring them to return to their desks more than once a week, with workers complaining about strict measures, such as monitoring their attendance and threats of disciplinary action in the event of non-compliance.A stark gap has also opened up between some Wall Street lenders, some of whom – Goldman Sachs, for example – require bankers to be at their offices five days…
JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines have finalized their proposed $3.8 billion merger weeks after a federal judge blocked the deal, saying it would hurt consumers who depend on Spirit's low prices.JetBlue said Monday that although both companies still believe in the deal, they are unlikely to meet the closing conditions required in the agreement before the July 24 deadline.Joanna Geraghty, JetBlue's new CEO, called the merger “a bold and courageous plan aimed at disrupting the industry status quo” and accelerating JetBlue's growth.“However, with the federal court ruling and continued opposition from the Department of Justice, the likelihood of getting the…
Compact pickup truck from Ford Motor Co. The 2022 Maverick during the Washington Auto Show in Washington, D.C., on Friday, January 21, 2022.cyclists | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesDetroit — “ ford motor US sales jumped 10.5% last month compared to February 2023, driven by increases in sales of hybrid and fully electric vehicles.The Detroit automaker on Monday reported sales of 174,192 cars and trucks for February. The results included an 81% jump in electric vehicle sales and a nearly 32% increase in hybrid models. Sales of conventional internal combustion engines also increased by 7.5% over the same month of the…
Open Editor's Digest for freeRula Khalaf, editor of the Financial Times, picks her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter.Many people are keen to see the return of initial public offerings in Europe. They include capital markets bankers fed up with golf courses, startups, and of course private equity firms, waiting for an opportunity to monetize their assets. Under pressure to free up their clogged portfolios, the latter will have to take extraordinary steps to secure deals.Take the news that CVC, which owns 85 percent of beauty retailer Douglas, is set to be a buyer, not a seller, in the upcoming…
Open Editor's Digest for freeRula Khalaf, editor of the Financial Times, picks her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter.It's been more than 25 years since the biggest names on Wall Street began being hit with widespread claims of sexism. Every time they raised millions of dollars, bank leaders faithfully promised to make their companies more welcoming to women who wanted an equal chance to succeed in a high-paying, mostly male industry.These days, Jane Fraser runs the company that faced the most horrific accusations, Citigroup, and is the first woman to hold the position of CEO of a major American bank.…
Open Editor's Digest for freeRula Khalaf, editor of the Financial Times, picks her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter.British media watchdog Ofcom has raised “serious concerns” about editorial controls at GB News after ruling that comments made by actor Lawrence Fox on air were “clearly and unambiguously misogynistic”.Ofcom said Fox's comments about the political journalist “were insulting and insulting to both of them.” [her] and women in general,” thus violating broadcast rules designed to protect viewers from offensive content.Fox, who is also leader of the right-wing Reclaim Party, made the comments about Ava Evans, a political correspondent for Go, on…