SFGate: Business & Technology
The Chicago Bulls were sure this was their season to challenge for the Eastern Conference championship. If they do, it'll be with a new coach. The Bulls fired Scott Skiles on Monday, hoping to shake up a team with one of the worst records in the Eastern...
Haaretz.com - Business
New York, New York, that famous battleground for Israeli businessman: Two of the biggest, Yitzhak Tshuva and Eyal Ofer, are competing to create the glitziest building in Manhattan. Put otherwise, they are racing to populate the luxurious residential towers they built with the most glittering names they can find. Tshuva can boast a former prime minister, a bank president and the owner of a soccer team for his renovated Plaza Hotel on Central Park. Ofer, son of Sammy Ofer, has a singer, a movie star and a car racing champion for 15 Central Park West, which used to be the Mayflower Hotel. The competition isn't over, but it's very obvious: The more superstars they enlist to part with multiple millions for an apartment, the more likely it is that their building will be crowned the Best Tower in Town. At least until an even fancier one arises. ...