Allianz Makes $1.5 Billion In Q4

Susan Chong is coming out of her own pocket to help get condo deals over the finish line. The broker, who runs Iconique Real Estate, is offering $5,000 to buyers who purchase one of eight condos she’s listing in The Coloradan in Union Station. The buyers can use the $5,000, which Chong pays from the sale commission, as they wish, although she markets it as a free vacation anywhere in the world. “In this segment, a lot are buying in cash, so an interest rate buydown or covering closing costs lands on deaf ears.

The closures have left Black and Latino neighborhoods particularly vulnerable. Nearly three out of 10 U. S. drugstores that were open during the previous decade had closed by 2021, new research shows. Black and Latino neighborhoods were most vulnerable to the retail pharmacy closures, which can chip away at already-limited care options in those communities, researchers said in a study published Tuesday in Health Affairs.

“This does not appear to be a random act of violence,” said New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch at a press conference Wednesday. Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealth’s insurance unit, was fatally shot on Wednesday morning outside a midtown Manhattan hotel in what appears to have been a targeted attack, New York City police officials said.

The case, involving a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming care for minors, could impact similar laws across the country. The Supreme Court is hearing arguments Wednesday in just its second major transgender rights case, which is a challenge to a Tennessee law that bans gender-affirming care for minors. The justices’ decision, not expected for several months, could affect similar laws enacted by another 25 states and a range of other efforts to regulate the lives of transgender people, including which sports competitions they can join and which bathrooms they can use.

Peer learning groups offer insights and support, but only if you learn to filter advice and stay aligned with your goals. I still remember walking into my first mastermind group meeting: My heart was racing—a mix of excitement and a lot of nerves. I had finally taken the leap to invest in myself and my business, hoping this would be the push I needed to level up.

Disney’s namesake streaming service now includes some ESPN+ content at no extra charge—and a lot more if you’re paying for a bundle. Disney. Pixar. Marvel. Star Wars. National Geographic. Hulu. The Walt Disney Co. isn’t a portfolio of brands so much as a portfolio of portfolios of brands. Today it’s expanding its Disney+ streaming service by adding content from yet another of its marquee names: ESPN.