Simon acquires Brickell City Centre in Miami

Real estate investment trust Simon Property Group has announced the acquisition of Swire Properties’ interest in the retail and parking at Brickell City Centre, in Miami. Simon acquires Brickell City Centre in Miami, – Brickell City Centre Simon, which previously held a 25% non-managing stake in the property, now assumes full ownership and operational control of…

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Germany thinks about cancelling a public holiday

“Ja, ja, ja, now we’re gonna spit on our hands, we will increase the gross national product!” is the refrain from Geier Sturzflug’s biggest hit. The band’s “Gross National Product” topped Germany’s pop charts in 1983, when the country’s work ethic was still ferocious: “when grandpa gets on his bike on Sunday/and sneaks into the…

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