Fall-Out From Russian Move Into Crimea Continues as Alfa Bank Ukraine Closes Crimean Operations
- Alfa Bank Ukraine is set to shut down its banking business in Crimea, amid the rapidly changing geopolitical conditions in the neighbourhood. Caught between a rock and a hard place, Alfa Bank is a Moscow More...
Alicia Silverstone Publishes Her Second Book “the Kind Mama” on the Vegan Diet and Its Effect on Children
- Alicia, a former Batgirl, has been a vegan for the last 16 years, has released a follow up to her debut best seller ‘The Kind More...
Nev Schulman Picked Out by Iconix Europe to Be the Face of Rocawear for Their 2014 Autumn/ Winter Campaign
- Schulman, high-profile star of the MTV hit show Catfish is next in the line of icons who have helped to market Rocawear in Europe. - - Yaniv More...
Helena Bonham Carter a Strong Candidate to Win a BAFTA
- Ms. Bonham Carter is on the shortlist to win her first television BAFTA award this year for portraying Elizabeth Taylor in a BBC More...
After Forty Years Michael Douglas Finally Gets to Play With Diane Keaton
- Despite starring separately in more than ninety movies, Douglas and Keaton have never appeared in the same one, not even any minor More...
Lyor Cohen Hooks Up With JRSportBrief
- Cohen, former CEO of Warner Music Group ‘s Recorded Music division has been spreading his wings of late in the world of video More...
Intimacy & Scale in Architecture & Design : A Conversation With Daniel & Nina Libeskind
- Nina and Daniel Libeskind (Photo by TK) and the American Folk Art Museum (Photo by Dan Nguyen / Flickr; Montage by AN) - “I put More...
Jon Feltheimer Signs Up With Digital Content Giants RocketJump Studios
- Feltheimer, CEO of Lionsgate has entered a long term agreement with RocketJump Studios to develop content for both TV and the Cinema. - - Jon Feltheimer, CEO of US based film More...
Israeli Delek Sells Control of US Insurer Republic Companies for $121 Million
- Delek sold 55% of Republic Companies Group to an investor group. - - Delek Group Ltd. (TASE: DLEKG), controlled by Yitzhak Tshuva, has sold the 55% controlling interest More...
GlencoreXstrata Sells Peruvian Copper Mine Las Bambas to Chinese Consortium for $5.8 Billion
- - Ivan Glasenberg’s GlencoreXstrata is selling its Peruvian copper project Las Bambas to a Chinese consortium. The London stock exchange listed company, which is based in More...
Beny Alagem to Help Bring the Waldorf Astoria to Beverly Hills
- Alagem Capital Group has entered a partnership agreement with Hilton Worldwide to open the first Waldorf Astoria hotel in Beverly Hills by 2017. - - Beny Alagem has begun More...
Salesforce.com Signs Major Lease in New $1.1 Billion San Francisco Office Tower
- - Boston Properties has finally snared a major new corporate tenant for a development project it has been planning for a long time at a key site in San Francisco. The project, More...
English High Court Again Rejects Claim by Arcadi Gaydamak Against Lev Leviev in Angolan Diamond Venture
- - The English High Court has ruled in favor of Lev Leviev against Arcadi Gaydamak, in the latter’s second claim More...
Objections Withdrawn to Nakash Brothers Tel Aviv Hotel
- The 90-room hotel will be built on Namir Road, near the Glilot Interchange. - - The Nakash brothers will exercise More...
Steve Koonin Named as CEO of the Atlanta Hawks
- Koonin, a native of Atlanta and former president of Turner Entertainment Networks will also be...
Deputy Governor of the Bank of England Howard Davies : Rank Mysteries
- Gibraltar received exciting news last month. The latest Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI), published by the...
Elie Bernheim Takes Over From Father as Raymond Weil CEO
- - Elie Bernheim, grandson of the founder of the one of the last independent Swiss...
Opko Health Turns Prolor Biologics Into Israeli R&D, Investment Arm
- Chairman Phillip Frost: We have big plans for Opko Biologics. - Opko More...
Jon Stein Raises $32 Million in a Series C Funding for Betterment
- Stein, founder and CEO of the web-based money management service hopes to raise achieve his target of funds More...
Synta Pharmaceuticals Sells $5 Million in Common Stock Directly to Its Largest Stockholder Bruce Kovner
- - Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp. SNTA +0.29% today announced the entry into a Subscription Agreement with an entity affiliated with Bruce..The Israeli Suits Maker Bagir Raises $33 Million in London IPO
- The suits maker held its IPO on London’s AIM at a company value of $66 million. - Suits maker Bagir Group..Making Sense of Our Senses
- Tel Aviv University researcher’s new book reveals how sensory interaction with the world influences More...
Kaltura Co-Founder and President Dr. Michal Tsur Talks About Her Start-Ups
- The video creation company is reportedly worth up to $1 billion. - - Kaltura Inc. co-founder and president Dr. Michal Tsur..Not Just What You Eat : TAU Research Shows Fat Mass in Cells Expands With Disuse
- - Over 35 percent of American adults and 17 percent of American children are considered obese, according to the latest..Michael Nyman’s Hillsborough Memorial Symphony Chosen to Open the City of Liverpool Biennial Celebrations
- Nyman’s composed the symphony 25 years ago, almost exactly to the day of the disaster at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield,..
Waldorf Astoria Opens Jerusalem Hotel
- - Hilton Worldwide’s Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts has opened its luxury 226-room hotel Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem. Set in a restored building , the..
The View From Jerusalem : Trade Data for February 2014
- Bottom line: The deficit on trade in goods shrank sharply in February and for January-February. This was mainly due to a..
Refrigerant in Cars : Refreshingly Cool, Potentially Toxic
- - The refrigerant R1234yf is being considered for use in air conditioning systems in cars. Chemists at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in..