How Pier 4 reads risk in real estate

Whenever I’m planning a trip to a city, I peruse Airbnb Experiences in that location. I’ve used the platform for nearly a decade as a way to gauge what there is to do (in addition to my other travel research). My first-ever Airbnb Experience was a nighttime kayak paddle through Miami back in 2017, and…

For generations, philanthropy has measured itself by generosity: How much money went out the door. Maybe it’s time to measure something else: How long the impact lasts. America’s foundations have made a difference. They’ve funded hospitals, kept food banks stocked and propped up communities through hard years. But too often, “success” still means dollars distributed…

That MEG deal, valued at $8.6bn and closed in November after a bidding war with Strathcona Resources Ltd., added more than 100,000 barrels a day of output next to Cenovus’s Christina Lake operations, per Reuters.  McKenzie said the company remains on track to lift MEG production to 150,000 barrels a day by 2028, the Canadian Press reported.   Cenovus…

Think Microsoft is overspending on AI? A Bernstein analyst says the company is actually taking a “measured” approach.

A former New York-area broker who reinvented himself as a social media figure called “K Money” was sentenced to two years in prison for scamming social media followers from whom he’d raised $800,000. He was accused of putting only a fraction of the amount to use while he feathered a lavish lifestyle. Kenneth…

Member firms should be aware of a significant security threat that can result in unauthorized access to member firm data stored in Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D365) environments via misconfigured Microsoft Power Pages portals. A threat actor group known as ExfilSquad is conducting an ongoing data extortion campaign targeting organizations across multiple sectors, including financial services…