JIM ROGERS DOESN'T MINCE WORDS ABOUT THE CRISIS

In 1970 a young Wall Streeter named Jim Rogers hooked up with George Soros to start the legendary Quantum Fund. The ensuing decades have seen Rogers build an iconoclastic career as an author, adventurer, and creator of the Rogers International Commodities Index. And throughout, Rogers--now based in Singapore--has remained an ...

Steve Roth’s Vornado Realty Trust has filed an application with the city to rezone the site of the 90-year-old Hotel Pennsylvania, clearing hurdles for the real estate firm to demolish the hotel and build an office tower of up to 2.85 million square feet in its place. In paperwork filed with the Department of City Planning, Vornado indicates ...

Steve Roth’s Vornado Realty Trust has filed an application with the city to rezone the site of the 90-year-old Hotel Pennsylvania, clearing hurdles for the real estate firm to demolish the hotel and build an office tower of up to 2.85 million square feet in its place. In paperwork filed with the Department of City Planning, Vornado wants ...

Mid-morning, Westminster: Gordon Brown deliberately forfeited some freedom of manoeuvre - and surprise - when he pre-announced most of the Queen's speech programme in July in order to facilitate wider public debate. But today's FT reports that only 71 people took up his offer of online consultation on the draft bills. Scroll down for updates Not a good trade-off at ...