Harvard May Lose 'Richest U.S. College' Title To Oil-Rich University Of Texas
The Texas university system is unlike other colleges because of its oil-rich land that’s driving record revenue this year. Every day, the University of Texas System makes about $6 million off a mineral-rich swath of land it manages in the U.S.’s largest oil field.
What’s Going On With Fintech Venture Capital Investment?
The venture industry will soon release data concerning its Q4 2020 performance, capping a year that saw the world of private capital freeze, thaw and burn. Some startup stages and regions did well, but amidst the good news, one of the hotter domestic segments of startup land is not set to have a good year.
New York City Wants To Create A Biotech Hub
<p>New York City is asking: If biotech can make it anywhere, can't it make it here? The city government is asking for proposals on how to use $100 million in funds and city land to create a "life sciences hub" with the goal of making the city competitive with Boston and San Francisco as a place to start biotechnology companies.</p>
This Hedge Funder Wants Luxury Condos In Saks Fifth Avenue
Part of Saks Fifth Avenue’s Manhattan flagship store could be turned into luxury condominiums if one activist investor has his way. Jonathan Litt, who runs the hedge fund Land and Buildings, wrote a letter to Canadian retail giant Hudson’s Bay Company’s board Monday urging it to consider new directors, taking the public company private and selling off its subsidiary Saks Fifth Avenue, Bloomberg reported. A Saks sale could also allow the company to turn the […]
MMEX Resources Buys Land For West Texas Refinery
Austin-based <a href="http://www.mysanantonio.com/search/?action=search&channel=business%2Feagle-ford-energy&inlineLink=1&searchindex=solr&query=%22MMEX+Resources%22">MMEX Resources</a> purchased 126-acres of land in Pecos County, marking the first step in its quest to build a 50,000-barrel-a-day refinery in West Texas, the company said Monday.
Tudor Investment Corp Sells Land To Brunswick School
Original article From Greenwich time By Ken Borsuk GREENWICH — Hedge fund giant Paul Tudor Jones has confirmed his company’s intention to sell its property on King Street to Brunswick School, a move that could enlarge the private school’s campus by almost half and nearly double its classroom space.
Chinese Investors To Spend $1T On Real Estate In Next Decade
Chinese investors will pour some $1 trillion (C$1.27 trillion) into real estate around the world over the next decade, of which a considerable amount is likely to land in Canada, according to Juwai, China's largest real estate portal. The country is the fourth-largest destination for Chinese real estate investment, behind the U.S., Australia and Hong Kong.
Hedge Funds And Mining - Never Shall The Two Meet.
The mining industry’s promoters have sometimes looked like cargo cultists waiting for the landing of “The Hedge Funds” in the sector which would be, supposedly, the salvation from the problems of a lack of sizeable capital in the space. We hate to be the ones to break it to them but hedge funds did land in the mining space (and quite some time ago too) reconnoitered the landscape and decided there was little of interest and took off into the wild blue yonder. We thought it would be timely to look at the subject of hedge funds and the mining...
Trump Ally Anthony Scaramucci To Land Post At Ex-Im Bank
Hedge fund industry executive Anthony Scaramucci, an advisor to U.S. President Donald Trump, has been named chief strategy officer of the U.S. Export-Import Bank, a source familiar with the appointment said on Tuesday. Scaramucci, a Republican fundraiser, has been working at the Washington-based bank since the middle of June and also remains in consideration to become ambassador to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
Africa Rail Investment: Real Property And Land Value Capture
The African continent will continue to experience major urban development in the coming decades. Such urban development requires improved mass transport and freight-moving systems to support the population growth. Some urban planners even argue that mass transport networks are central to citiesâ ability to control the expansion and better manage property development, while reducing travel times and boosting land values.