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Work-From-Home Discussions Are 'Basically A Bunch Of Bullsh*t,' Says Real Estate Billionaire Sam Zell. Here Are The Companies Set To Benefit If Workers Return To Office
Monday, May 1, 2023 - 12:56pm | 806The COVID-19 pandemic brought many changes to society, one of which is the increasing popularity of remote work. Although the pandemic is largely in the rear-view mirror, many workers continue to enjoy the flexibility of working from home. Real estate mogul Sam Zell is not a fan of this trend....
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Odds Of Recession 'Very, Very High,' Warns This Real Estate Titan, Anticipates Terminal Rates Closer To 6%
Saturday, December 10, 2022 - 6:30pm | 565Real estate investor Sam Zell, founder of private investment firm Equity Group Investment, recently brought up the possibility of more than expected and steeper rate hikes, while also sharing his thoughts on a potential recession. What Happened: The Fed is desperately trying to make up for...
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Real Estate Roundup: Industrial Real Estate Grabs Attention Of Big-time Investors
Thursday, September 17, 2020 - 11:06am | 941Real Estate Roundup is a periodic rundown of developments in the world of industrial real estate used for logistics and transportation. This week: Investors, hungry for higher returns, circle like hawks over industrial real estate. It's no secret that industrial real estate has thrived during the...
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Real Estate Mogul Sam Zell Is Launching A SPAC
Tuesday, September 8, 2020 - 5:50pm | 456Sam Zell is one of the biggest names in the real estate markets and an early leader in REITS in the United States. Now, he's launching a SPAC to target the industrial sector. The Leadership Team: Equity Distribution Acquisition Corp will be led by Sam Zell, the founder of Equity Group...
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Highlights From Sam Zell's Bloomberg Interview On Coronavirus Economy: 'Extraordinary Shock'
Wednesday, May 6, 2020 - 11:11am | 449Sam Zell expects the coronavirus pandemic to have a similar impact on the economy and society as a whole as the Great Depression, the billionaire real estate guru said on a Bloomberg TV interview. Consumer Sentiment 'Permanently Scarred' Most people who lived through the Great Depression...
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Sam Zell's CNBC Interview Reveals A Deep Schism Regarding America And Its Character
Thursday, March 7, 2019 - 1:00pm | 922In the latest instance of a career of provocative and controversial statements, billionaire entrepreneur and real estate investor Sam Zell was again recorded voicing his unfiltered opinion during a panel interview on the March 6 edition of CNBC’s "Squawk Box." The Incredulous...
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9 Lessons From Sam Zell
Monday, April 23, 2018 - 10:59am | 1632Sam Zell, the legendary real estate investor and business rebel is known for his bold market moves and creative antics. While most investors send out an annual letter, Zell is known for his ever so witty moving music boxes that sing his message. Take a look at his 2009 "Survival of Fittest...
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What Happens When Some Of The Biggest Names In Finance Gather For Dinner? They Talk About Trump
Tuesday, March 7, 2017 - 4:32pm | 314Barry Sternlicht, the chairman and CEO of the global investment firm Starwood Capital Group was a guest on CNBC Tuesday and talked about Monday night's dinner. Normally listening to someone's dinner plans from the prior night isn't of much interest - but Sternlicht was joined with...
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Sam Zell: The Market Has Shifted From 'Extreme Pessimism To Possible Optimism'
Wednesday, November 16, 2016 - 12:05pm | 359Billionaire investor Sam Zell was a guest on CNBC's "Squawk Box" segment on Wednesday to talk about a shift he has noticed in investor sentiment following the results of the U.S. presidential election. According to Zell, there has been a shift from "extreme pessimism" prior to the election to "...
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Barron's Picks And Pans: Interpublic, Zimmer Biomet And More
Sunday, March 27, 2016 - 8:47pm | 614Featured stories this weekend in Barron's ponder the prospects for a global advertising company and a medical device company. Barron's offers two stocks that it thinks are worth a wager now, one of which is backed by Sam Zell. Other featured articles include a way to invest with Bill Ackman and...
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Sam Zell: Fed Rate Hike Is At Least Six Months Too Late
Wednesday, December 16, 2015 - 1:55pm | 260Sam Zell, Chairman at Equity Group Investments, appeared on Bloomberg TV on Wednesday. The expert sat with Stephanie Ruhle and David Westin and discussed the much-anticipated Federal Reserve rate hike, the risk of a recession near-term, and investor flexibility provided by low-interest....
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Why Some Billionaires Are Turning Bearish
Tuesday, September 16, 2014 - 11:58am | 655Real estate mogul Sam Zell has never been shy about expressing his opinions, and his tone on equities is sounding increasingly bearish. Sam Zell During a recent CNBC interview, Zell noted, “I don't remember any time in my career where there have been as many wildcards floating out...
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Searching For Value (And Finding It) In The VIX, Part 1
Monday, September 8, 2014 - 9:37am | 1199There has been an awful lot of discussion lately on the topic of stock market valuations. Yale's Robert Shiller, who won the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2013, has been quite vocal with his view that stocks are extremely overvalued at this time and that investors should be worried. In...
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Sam Zell Doesn't Buy Some Stock Prices Based On Economic Activity
Wednesday, April 9, 2014 - 4:42pm | 339Where's the money? “I don't understand the correlation between economic activity and the price the stocks are trading for,” said Sam Zell, chairman of Equity Group Investments and founder of Equity International. Zell was a guest co-host on CNBC's Squawk Box Tuesday, where he discussed the...
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7 Hostile Takeovers, Corporate Disputes And Good Old Spats That Are Livening Up Boardrooms (And Newsrooms)
Monday, March 17, 2014 - 10:35am | 139The past several months have given us some real boardroom dramas. Jos. A. Bank (NASDAQ: JOSB) and Men's Wearhouse (NYSE: MW) recently concluded their months-long, headline-grabbing series of hostile takeover bids and sniping press releases. And according to Bloomberg there have already been...