Goldman Sachs to resume bets on US property, other investors warn of more pain

By Iain Withers CANNES, France (Reuters) – Goldman Sachs Asset Management will resume “actively investing” in U.S. commercial property this year because the market is bottoming out, its real estate head said, while other investors said the market downturn still had further to run. Prices of U.S. offices and other commercial properties have fallen sharply…

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Williams-Sonoma shares surge to record high on Q4 results, new $1 billion buyback plan

By Chibuike Oguh NEW YORK (Reuters) – Shares of Williams-Sonoma, which owns home furniture retailer Pottery Barn, surged to a record high on Wednesday after it announced better-than-expected fourth-quarter results as well as a new $1 billion stock buy-back program. Williams-Sonoma’s net revenue during the holiday shopping season fell 7% to $2.27 billion while its…

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