Bloomberg A newly built apartment tower in the Long Island City neighborhood of Queens hasn’t yet opened to the public nor found a single tenant, but the building is for sale. The developer, Property Markets Group, has put the 45-story tower at 23-01 42nd Road on the market to take advantage of investor demand to own apartments in the …

  Bloomberg Tencent Holdings Ltd.’s shopping spree on premium content from Game of Thrones to NBA broadcasts has again helped defy investors’ expectations and a slowing Chinese economy. Second-quarter sales and profit beat analysts’ estimates as the operator of the WeChat and QQ social network services splashed out on mobile games and content — including anything from anime and comics …

  Bloomberg Cisco Systems Inc., the biggest maker of equipment that runs the internet, plans to cut about 7 percent of its workforce, trying to recast itself as a provider of software-based systems and services. The company will eliminate 5,500 positions from its workforce of more than 73,700, Cisco said Wednesday in a statement. Savings from the job reductions will …