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Trump sells Mar-a-Lago estate weeks before surrendering to authorities in Fulton County, listing reveals
Read full article: Trump sells Mar-a-Lago estate weeks before surrendering to authorities in Fulton County, listing revealsFormer President Donald Trump has reportedly sold his signature Mar-a-Lago luxury estate in Florida, according to a Zillow listing which said the resort was purchased earlier this month.
Companies pledge to add at least 1 Black director to board
Read full article: Companies pledge to add at least 1 Black director to boardAcross the big companies in the S&P 500 index, more than a third did not have a single Black director in 2019, according to Black Enterprise. In many cases, forces outside the companies are pushing for better representation in the board room and in senior executive ranks. Shareholders, governments and other proponents say it makes business sense for companies leadership to reflect the customers they serve and the workforces they oversee. In recent years, shareholders and governments have been putting heavier pressure on companies to add women in particular to their boards. Another 27 companies that already have at least one Black director also pledged to encourage corporations broadly to accelerate efforts to get full representation on boards.
Zillow needs to stop losing money
Read full article: Zillow needs to stop losing moneySEATTLE - Zillow is trying to transition from an online advertising business to a full-service real estate company that buys and flips homes a difficult evolution as evidenced by its most recent earnings release. Zillow still earns slightly more than half of its money from ads posted by real estate professionals on its free sites and apps that list homes for sale. But last July it branched out in a major way when it launched "Zillow Offers," a new business that buys, flips and sells homes. Zillow Offers now operates in 15 US markets, and the company announced four new markets expected to launch in 2020. However, executives remain enthusiastic about the effort to disrupt the real estate industry.