Blackstone plans US$500 billion Europe investment: CEO

Blackstone plans US0 billion Europe investment: CEO

BLACKSTONE is planning to invest as much as US$500 billion in Europe over the next 10 years, underlining the continent’s growing appeal to investors during a period of geopolitical flux.  “We see it as a major opportunity for us,” chief executive officer Steve Schwarzman said in a Bloomberg Television interview on Tuesday. “They are starting…

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LA anti-ICE looters shatter Apple store and make off with iPhones, Adidas in another night of chaos

LA anti-ICE looters shatter Apple store and make off with iPhones, Adidas in another night of chaos

Looters tore apart stores across Los Angeles as daytime protests against ICE-immigration raids descended into chaos overnight, yet again — and even a museum dedicated to Japanese-American immigrants was vandalized. Windows were smashed and merchandise was stolen at LA’s Broadway Apple store Monday night, while down the block the Adidas store was broken into and…

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US: Stocks advance as China trade talks drag on

US: Stocks advance as China trade talks drag on

[NEW YORK] Wall Street stocks advanced on Tuesday as markets hoped for progress in US-China trade talks while digesting the World Bank’s lowered economic growth forecast. A second day of high-level talks between the United States and China in London stretched into the evening on Tuesday without any concrete announcement. FHN Financial’s Chris Low pointed to upbeat…

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Sen. Kennedy tells Democrats distraught over Trump’s response to LA riots to ‘pop a Zoloft’

Sen. Kennedy tells Democrats distraught over Trump’s response to LA riots to ‘pop a Zoloft’

Sen. John Kennedy derided Democrats distraught over the Trump administration’s federal intervention in the Los Angeles anti-ICE riots, warning that “sheep” are in charge of the deep blue state and “wolves” in the streets must be stopped. “I think all those people [Democrats] need to pop a Zoloft and relax a little bit,” Kennedy, R-La., said Tuesday…

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Boho-chic LA retreat in tight-knit enclave where rock legends like Neil Young once lived lists for $4.99M

Boho-chic LA retreat in tight-knit enclave where rock legends like Neil Young once lived lists for .99M

Living like a rock star is all it’s cracked up to be in Topanga, California’s “Egg House.” The four-bedroom, five-bathroom listing, reported by Top Ten Real Estate Deals, is part of the tight-knit community that Neil Young, Jim Morrison, Joni Mitchell, several members of The Eagles and Linda Ronstadt have all called home. Jennifer Tucker…

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‘Insecure’ Miley Cyrus admits she still wears ‘grandma’ bathing suits over past body-shaming

‘Insecure’ Miley Cyrus admits she still wears ‘grandma’ bathing suits over past body-shaming

Past online bullying still affects Miley Cyrus. On Monica Lewinsky’s podcast “Reclaiming with Monica Lewinsky,” the musician opened up about body-shaming memes that were shared on the Internet earlier in her career. “There was a couple that were about my body in 2013, and people were putting my head on very unattractive things,” Cyrus said to Lewinsky…

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Hamas-Qatari plot to scuttle Trump middle east peace plan uncovered by IDF in Gaza: report

Hamas-Qatari plot to scuttle Trump middle east peace plan uncovered by IDF in Gaza: report

Documents found by the Israeli Defense Forces in Gaza show Qatari officials and leaders of Hamas plotting to scuttle Donald Trump’s “deal of the century” to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict during the president’s first administration, according to a report. The documents apparently show leaders of Qatar and the terror group discussing ways to thwart the…

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Marc Maron and Mariana Treviño on bringing their headbutting dynamic to life jn ‘Stick’: “There is just something so human and inherently funny about a situation like that”

Marc Maron and Mariana Treviño on bringing their headbutting dynamic to life jn ‘Stick’: “There is just something so human and inherently funny about a situation like that”

Marc Maron and Mariana Treviño may have gotten along immediately with each other, but to bring their inimical dynamic to life in Apple TV+‘s Stick, they got to have some fun with the journey. Chatting with DECIDER about their new golf comedy series, the actors shared that finding the right tone for their characters’ relationship…

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