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Amid his ongoing romance with his former Broadway co-star Sutton Foster, Jackman, 57, is making another attempt to offload his longtime Manhattan base, which he and Furness, 70, purchased for $21 million in 2008.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

In 2018, Hunter's former England head coach Simon Middleton tipped his captain to take over his role one day.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Last spring, Neom mothballed the island, while staff at numerous fancy restaurants loaded Baccarat crystal glasses and blue crocodile-skin chairs into storage, former employees said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

The home in question has been at the center of a number of controversies—and was the source of a legal battle between Perry, 40, and the home’s former owner, veteran Carl Westcott.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

“Greg was forced to get short into the CDOs,” says a former senior member of Deutsche Bank’s CDO team.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis