MOSCOW — Usain Bolt, as is now customary in track and field, had the last word Sunday at the world championships. He had it on the track, where he secured his third gold medal of the meet by running an upbeat anchor leg to secure the men's 4×100-meter …

More than 700 firefighters have been deployed to the mountains west of this affluent region, where celebrities like Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tom Hanks and Bruce Willis own pricey getaways. Five more hotshot crews arrived Saturday, and more are expected …

They want loft or converted manufacturing space with big windows, high ceilings, wood or concrete floors and lots of open air. … PWC reports in their most recent real estate survey that “leasing activity has been extremely strong Downtown, where new …

31, 2008 I thought the world was going to end,” Clay said. Architectural Construction Professionals was $3 million in debt for the nine luxury homes that it built from 2006 to 2008, but could not sell. The crash of the housing market forced Clay to …

It remains the world's largest media and entertainment hub, and is now home to high-tech startups that attract more than $2 billion a year in venture capital. Real estate is on fire, as local demand remains high and the global super-rich add luxury …

A cleanup would work in favor of Western companies that are now shut out of such industries as energy, finance and real estate, where insiders take care of their own. Western multinationals generally maintain strict policies against bribery, kickbacks …

Luxury real estate mover Charlie Brendon-Cook said he would never divulge clients' names but he regularly dealt with the rich and famous as well as the rich and unknown. "I'm not going to be drawn on who we're dealing with, but it's no secret those …

Volumes were also higher – 399 properties were auctioned in the past weekend compared with 294 for the corresponding 2012 weekend. In Sydney's west, a Strathfield home in Newtown Road was the city's top at $3.22 million. The Real Estate Institute of …

By Alan Wheatley, Global Economics Correspondent. LONDON, Aug 18 (Reuters) – A blend of past and present holds the key this week to gauging global economic prospects. Month-old minutes from the Federal Reserve could offer hints on when the U.S. …