In April, one of America’s largest office owners, Brookfield, defaulted on a $161 million loan.The loan, covering 12 office buildings, was mainly concentrated in the Washington, D.C. market. Faced with low occupancy rates, it joined other office giants Blackstone and WeWork defaulting on office debt this year.The above graphic shows nearly 1 billion square feet of empty office space in the U.S. based on data from JLL—and the wider implications of office towers standing empty.At the end of the first quarter of 2023, a record 963 million square feet of office space was unoccupied in America....…In April, one of America’s largest office owners, Brookfield, defaulted on a $161 million loan.The loan, covering 12 office buildings, was mainly concentrated in the Washington, D.C. market. Faced with low occupancy rates, it joined other office giants Blackstone and WeWork defaulting on office debt this year.The above graphic shows nearly 1 billion square feet of empty office space in the U.S. based on data from JLL—and the wider implications of office towers standing empty.At the end of the first quarter of 2023, a record 963 million square feet of office space was unoccupied in America....WW…

In the last year, the wealth controlled by the world’s top 10 billionaires has jumped by over $76B.Even in the teeth of jittery markets, many of the world’s richest people have seen their wealth surge to new heights as COVID-19 unfolds.Today’s infographic draws data from and shows a broad cross-section of the world’s billionaires – highlighting their stratospheric wealth in the current economic climate.The below table shows the fortunes of the world’s 10 richest people, comparing the numbers from March 5, 2019 to the most recent data from April 22, 2020.RankNameNet Worth 2020*Net Worth...…In the last year, the wealth controlled by the world’s top 10 billionaires has jumped by over $76B.Even in the teeth of jittery markets, many of the world’s richest people have seen their wealth surge to new heights as COVID-19 unfolds.Today’s infographic draws data from and shows a broad cross-section of the world’s billionaires – highlighting their stratospheric wealth in the current economic climate.The below table shows the fortunes of the world’s 10 richest people, comparing the numbers from March 5, 2019 to the most recent data from April 22, 2020.RankNameNet Worth 2020*Net Worth...WW…