Newser – Jeff Greene describes the $195 million price tag of a 23-bathroom Beverly Hills estate he’s spent seven years building—and has now put on the market—as “quite reasonable.” He lives in a 35,000-square-foot estate in Palm Beach, Fla.,...
A Chinese company has successfully 3D printed a five-story apartment building and a 1,100 square metre villa from a special print material. CNET – While architectural firms compete with their designs for 3D-printed dwellings, one company in China has quietly...
Business Insider – The hits keep coming for shale gas producers. In an announcement on Tuesday night (well, Wednesday morning in Australia), Australian mining giant BHP said it would shut down 40% of its US shale oil rigs over by the end of its fiscal year. BHP...
Newser – The rich really are getting richer—and by 2016, they’ll own more than the rest of the world, says a research paper published by anti-poverty charity Oxfam. The paper shows that global wealth owned by the richest 1% jumped from 44% in 2009 to 48%...
Business Insider – Historically neutral Switzerland’s foray into the global currency war ended in defeat this past week after its central bank left markets shell-shocked by abandoning the Swiss franc’s exchange rate floor, analysts said. But with...
Newser – The decimal points alone could buy a posh residence: An unknown buyer has paid $100.47 million for a Manhattan condo overlooking Central Park. The 11,000-square-foot penthouse is in the luxe One57 apartment tower, reports the Real Deal. It’s not...
