Bloomberg Ken Griffin’s splurge on luxury real estate properties shows no signs of abating. The hedge fund titan spent $99.1 million for a beachfront house adjacent to his existing Palm Beach estate, according to the Palm Beach Post, citing sources with knowledge of the transaction and a deed filing. A Palm Beach County document confirmed the purchase price, but didn’t ...

Bloomberg Simmering popular anger led to setbacks for Russia’s ruling party in closely watched races in Moscow, even as the Kremlin used its tight control of the electoral system to ensure wins for its handpicked candidates in gubernatorial votes elsewhere. After weeks of the biggest anti-Kremlin demonstrations in seven years in the capital this summer, the United Russia party lost ...

Bloomberg Taiwan and the Solomon Islands put on a display of friendship on Monday, pledging to deepen ties, even as rumors persist the Pacific nation is close to severing relations in favour of China. President Tsai Ing-wen said Taiwan and the Solomon Islands would work together to strengthen bilateral ties as she met its foreign minister Jeremiah Manele. “Taiwan and ...