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A version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Property Play newsletter with Diana Orrick. Property Play covers new and evolving opportunities for real estate investors, from individuals to venture capitalists, private equity funds, family offices, institutional investors and large publicly traded companies. Sign up to receive future editions directly to your inbox.New housing laws have been enacted that prohibit institutional investors from purchasing single-family rental homes, and those same investors are now putting up more “for sale” signs.The number of institutionally owned homes for sale has more than doubled this month since the beginning of February, according to…

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A stack of PlayStation 5 DualSense controllers and retail game cases are seen with the Sony logo displayed on a screen in the background on July 14, 2026 in Athens, Greece. Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced that it will permanently stop producing physical discs for all new PlayStation games at the end of 2027. Starting in January 2028, all newly released video games will be available exclusively in digital format and will be available for purchase via the PlayStation Store. (Photo credit: Nikos Pekiaridis/NurPhoto, Getty Images)Null Photo | Null Photo | Getty ImagesIn June 2013, sonyPlayStation has released a short…

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SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) – Chile’s Congress on Tuesday approved nearly all remaining changes in the country’s sweeping tax and economic reform package. President Jose Antonio Castoresulting in a legislative victory. conservative leader and his efforts to foster growth in one of Latin America’s wealthiest countries. Tuesday’s vote comes as Mr. Casto, who took office just over three months ago, is struggling to reverse the faltering economy. After months of weak growth, the economy contracted by 0.5% in the first quarter of 2026. The unemployment rate rose to 9.4% in the March-May period, the highest level since June 2021.The bill aims…

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Severe thunderstorms have moved across the Ohio Valley into the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, threatening major metropolitan areas along I-95. Some areas experienced multiple storms with heavy rain and strong winds. More than 29 million people in parts of Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Delaware and Connecticut are under tornado watches until 9 p.m. ET, according to the Storm Prediction Center. New York; Philadelphia; Newark, New Jersey. Bridgeport, Connecticut is within the surveillance area. 🌀 ⛈️ Get storm forecasts with the CNN Weather app Roads destroyed by flooding in Yonkers Roads destroyed by flooding in Yonkers 1:00 Damaging wind gusts exceeding…

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2025 Cadillac Escalade V Series SUVCadillacDetroit — general motors The automaker plans to launch new gasoline-powered Cadillac vehicles next spring as it continues its shift away from all-electric vehicles. GM CEO Mary Barra said Tuesday that the next generation of Cadillacs will include the company’s CT5 sedan, XT5 midsize SUV and new versions of the discontinued three-row SUV.Barra said at the company’s second-quarter earnings conference, “We will begin selling the next generation Cadillac ICE (internal combustion engine) vehicle from next spring to 2028.” He said the vehicles will be in addition to Cadillac’s current all-electric crossover and Escalade SUV.The announcement…

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Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh testifies during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing entitled “Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to Congress” on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, in the Dirksen Building. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call Inc. | Getty ImagesIn April, the Federal Reserve and the Treasury Department convened a special meeting with the CEOs of the nation’s largest banks. Officials have sounded the alarm about advanced new artificial intelligence models that could pose an unprecedented cybersecurity threat to the nation’s top financial institutions. Anthropic, which developed the AI ​​model Claude Mythos Preview, said the product excels at identifying…

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President Donald Trump’s administration released a 100-page report linking left-wing advocacy groups in the United States to Cuba, but the report often relies on circumstantial and ideological connections rather than direct connections.The document, released by the State Department on Monday, frequently uses language and concepts reminiscent of the Cold War and depicts the beleaguered Caribbean nation as an ideological threat to the United States and its interests. They claim that Cuba, led by a communist regime, is trying to overthrow the United States from within.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of list”While Soviet communism was often driven by more pragmatic…

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rome — The death of a Moroccan man in police custody sparked some violent protests in the northern city of Bologna after footage of police forcefully subduing him went viral. Two police officers and four paramedics are being investigated for the involuntary manslaughter of a 42-year-old man who died after being handcuffed and restrained by police, Italian prosecutors told CNN. The man, identified by his family as Abderrahim Fakir, was a legal resident. In the video of the arrest, at least two police officers can be heard screaming for help while holding Fakir down. The incident has been compared to…

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All the big entertainment apps are starting to look the same, and that’s no coincidence. For a decade, platforms have been fighting over who controls one format: music, video, podcasts, and audiobooks. Now with AI, they are competing for bigger things. No matter what format your content is in, it’s quickly becoming the default app you can always turn to to kill time. There are several reasons for this. As the entertainment app market reaches maturity, growth is slowing and companies are competing on time spent and revenue per user rather than new sign-ups. Additionally, today’s creators often work across…

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