ken griffin sees a buying opportunity.million pounds or about $122 million for a famous mansion near buckingham palace that's the highest price paid for a home in london in about a decade the property, 16,000 square feet, indoor pool, big staff quarters charles degall stayed there in world war ii until it was used by mi6 for recruiting. purchased by investors for 65 million pounds, renovated with a lot of modern amenities, including the pool prime property prices in london fell 18% since their peak, due mainly to brexit and tax changes. a new survey showed the worst outlook for london real estate in 20 years. griffin spent $700 million on the largest real estate shopping spree by any american billionaire. he bought the most expensive home in chicago for 58 million, the most expensive home in new york for 240 million, most expensive home in miami for 60, and spent over $200 million on land alone in palm beach where he will spend millions more to build a house. a citadel spokeswoman says the home is a historic property with

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we see ken griffin is definitely very bullish on the market but he literally just spent $700 millionple years in the u.s. and abroad. and there are definitely certain places that are more attractive than others in new york. susan: something specific? >> sure. we love the upper east side in general. we think it's a depressed area right now. we talk to a lot of our buyers about it. susan: your money stretch as little further in the upper east. what about the lack of chinese money coming into the market? for a while everybody thought that anybody that dropped $100 million on an apartment anywhere in the world came from china. apparently not the case anymore with the currency weak and also there are capital controls of money coming out of the country? >> that is definitely affecting our business. 50% of our buyers and sellers are international and of those, about 90% are chinese, right? so we always say when china catch as cold the u.s. real estate market gets the flu. but yeah, certainly impacting our business. you're not seeing them spend as much money. because there are some sanctions

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according to "the wall street journal" the buyer is ken griffin, who also recently purchased several floors of a chicago condo, a penthouse in miami beach an a home in london, which was one of the priciest deals ever done in that city. >>> and fally tonight, a peek into the future. boeing this morning unveiled a prototype of an air taxi that it has been developing for uber. it a battery-powered aircraft that has a range of up to 50 s, mind it does not require a pilot. that's icorrect,is autonomous. right now it's unclear when demand for this type of transportation will become widely available. uber doesope to have a flying car network called uber air up and running by 2023. can you say the jetsons? >> exactly. all right. before we here's a look at the final numbers on wall street today. the dow ros 171 points. the nasdaq and the s&p 500 both added 5. you won't get me in one of those. >> you first,o ahead. >> that will do it for us tonight. i'm sue herera. thanks so much for joining us. >> i'mgr bill feth. have a great evening. we'll see you >> this is "bbc world news america." fundin

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. >> yep, hedge fund billionaire ken griffin purchased the new york penthouse. it's nearly 24,000 square feet and overlooks central park. earlier this month griffin paid 122 million for a mansion in london. so many dollars. >>> a new effort to cut down on restaurant waste has been approved in berkeley, california. the city council has approved a 25-cent fee on disposable cups at restaurants. the eateries will keep the money. the mayor says it is an incentive for customers to bring their own cups. >>> forget trudging all the way to your kitchen or coffee shop for the first cup of morning joe. how about an alarm clock coffeemaker combo. it wakes you up with the aroma of a fresh brew at your bedside. the hybrid clock costs about $450. >> pricey but it sounds worth it. >>> coming up, the valentine's day tradition not getting any love this year. >>> but first president trump's former lawyer michael cohen postpones his testimony on capitol hill amid accusations that the president is acting like a mob boss threatening his family. >>> plus, a shocking case of road rage

very nice, ken griffin, very nice. >> wow.ead an 11 houroperctors at children hospital philadelphia separated erin and abby delaney, a new report in the new england journal of medicine says they used a computer navigation system to help map connected blood vessels. the girls are now 2 1/2 years old. >> great news, norah. the race to make commercial space travel a reality is intensifying. virgin galactic reached a major milestone last month, for the first time a vehicle for passenger service reached space. the two astronauts traveled 51.4 miles above the earth's surface, only on cbs this morning we're announcing a brand new partnership between virgin galactic and under armour, the performance wear company will develop footwear for astronauts. will also create an astronaut training program that includes fitness and nutrition plans to prepare future passengers for space travel. joining us is injusir richard branson, and kevin plank, founder and ceo of under armour. we welcome you to the table. >> thank you, good morning. >> welco

karen griffin -- ken griffin has buy a mansion in london.-year-old home about a half-mile from buckingham palace. there are 20,000 square feet of living space. it includes a pool and underground extension. that is your latest bloomberg business flash. guy: thank you. now, let's take a look at the stock of the hour. it is ebay, shares rallying. kailey leinz is here. this involves elliott. and whatn alexa does it want? >> they are basically saying that ebay urgently needs to conduct a portfolio review. they are taking note of the fact ebay has been underperforming and they are outlining a plan to encourage ebay to adopt. step one has to do with stub hub, elliott saying it is a high-value asset, more highly valued outside of ebay, so encouraging them to separate that business. andhey could grow strengthen in the marketplace. they are looking at returning capital to shareholders. and also management oversight of this plan. and elliott saying the reason why the shares are really rallying is elliott said if they take advantage of these opportuniti

. >> news alert on ken griffin he's spending more money spl quite a bit more money, wilf ken griffinpurchased the most expensive home ever sold in america. he's paying $238 million for a four-story penthouse in a new condo tower in new york, 220 central park south this will be 24,000 square feet. again $238 million that's just for the raw space. so the building has just finished $238 million for the raw space and will spend millions more to build out the apartment. also this week he purchased a $122 million mansion in london he has spent over $700 million in recent years to buy the most expensive homes in chicago, miami, palm beach, new york and now this london property now this property, we actually broke the news when he purchased this three years ago, went into contract that's when the building was under construction now today he is closing that deal so people mighting confused because they thought they might have heard about this before he is closing this deal now officially the buyer of the most expensive home ever sold in the u.s. guys, back to you. >> i haven't done the exact

they assume that hedge fund billionaire ken griffin would like to pick out his own furnishing. a private dining room, golf simulator, kits played area. this is a pattern -- >> shepard: he's buying a lot of stuff. >> most expensive in chicago. close to $59 million. miami beach, 69 monday. london, $122 million. he dabbles in painting and art. >> shepard: is he going flip them? >> he travels around. started trading in his dorm room in harvard at 19 and by his 20s, he made a couple billion. there you go. american dream. >> shepard: get it if you got it. thank you. back in a minute. (gasp) (singsong) budget meeting! sweet. if you compare last quarter to this quarter... various: mmm. it's no wonder everything seems a little better with the creamy taste of philly, made with fresh milk and real cream. witand i don't addste trup the years.s. but what i do count on... is boost® delicious boost® high protein nutritional drink has 20 grams of protein, along with 26 essential vitamins and minerals. boost® high protein. be up for life. our grandparents checked zero times a day. times change.

you probably heard this yesterday right here on this fine network billionaire ken griffin buying america'sllion for an apartment in new york. now, he probably paid cash it wasn't said how he paid for it, but let's have fun, shall we we're just regular folk here let's assume that griffin put 20% down that's about $48 million assume he took out, like you and i, a 30-year mortgage at roughly 4.5 percent. >> we want to quickly recap your top story this morning really a major developing story globally and in the oil market hundreds of thousands of people continue to take to the streets of venezuela calling for the ouster of president and dictator nicolas e u.s. and other nations backing that country ace opposition leader juan guado is interim president. right now venezuela effectively has two competing governments, which in some ways means it may not have a government at all. some of the biggest importers of venz ailan oil are chevron, volero and pbf those are stocks to watch. as an economic story, it is a humanitarian story as well the crisis of venezuela. much more on cnbc all day long at it

ken griffin bought the most expensive home sold in america, $238 million.under construction in a building on the south side of central park. wow. and finally this, florida has been named the deadliest state for pedestrians. nine of the 20th deadliest cities for those walking around in florida. orlando the least safe. the safest state by the way, if you care, vermont. lauren: that's interesting, because it's cold,: or new yore we're angry. cheryl: no. lauren: let's get to sports. james harden put on a clinic last night. he put up 61 points, the most he's ever scored. on top of that, this was the 21st straight game that harden had at least 30 points. he finished his performance with a steal and slam dunk to seal the win. rockets beat the knicks, the mie brewers will no longer be called brewer park. miller coors is losing naming rights after the next season. american family insurance will take over in 2021 under a 15 year agreement. there's an online petition from brewers fans to keep the name, miller park. it has nearly 50,000 signatures already. if you can'

"the wl street journal" reports billionaire ken griffin paid $238 million for the property. griffin founded the citadel hedge fund. still to come on the newshour: tuulence ahead-- a dire warning from airline workers on security ris of the shutdown. an american healthcare worker is held prisoner in syria for two years. film director bryan singer faces multiple allegationsf rape and abuse, plus, much more. >> woodruff: for a couple of weeks now, we've seen more reports of temporary shutdownss of some termin security checkpoints at major airportsn likeuston and miami. there have also been reports of growing security lines. periodical and a rising percentage of t.s.a. workers calling in sick. but on wednesday, the unions that represent pilots, flight attendants and air traffic corollers issued a joint letter warning that the prolon threatening air traffic safety. they spoke at reagan national t today and were joined senator mark warner, a democrat from virginia. >> there are 6,300 projects going on at airports across the auntry, many of them safety related, that ha been stalled

investors behind it included elliott management and a second group including ken griffin's citadel workingmpeting bid just days after the company was deemed not responsible for a deadly wildfire in california in 2017 but with shares of pg&e down over 70% from their 52 week highs, karen is issuing her own buyer beware on the sock so why is it a no-touch >> it's complicated. this is a potential bankruptcy that unlike a normal bankruptcy like a toys "r" us where there's too much debt where you can make a reasonable guess about what the business would be worth without that debt, you have no idea here. nobody has any idea what it's worth. just because they said they weren't liable for fire -- wildfires two years ago doesn't mean there isn't a huge liability still out there and it's a very uncertain size so that's one. you read the headlines and oh, this is interesting, elliott and citadel, they're going in ahead of the equity, if you're the equity they're going to probably be smarter probably certainly they're going to be smarter than i the third thing is, when you look at the capital market, t

billionaire ken griffin bought the penthouse setting the record for the highest price ever paid for ahere in the u.s. the 24,000-square foot penthouse, it's still under construction on central park south, so it's the most expensive place ever that's not even ready to be moved into yet. >> that means he will have to pay to build the rest of it out? >> i don't know. >> just got the walls there. >> that's so much space. that's a ton of space to furnish. oh, my goodness. i mean -- >> by the way, he's an investor and hedge fund manager. he's doing well. >>> coming up, the frightening moments for an uber driver. the drunk passenger that jumped in the front seat and almost caused a crash by grabbing the steering wheel. how that driver managed to quickly summon help. >>> first, the new development in the case of sex abuse inside a health care facility and the vegetative woman that recently gave birth. you are watching "world news now." vegetative woman that recently gave birth. you are watching "world news now." egetative woman that recently gave birth. you are watching "world news now." >>>

ken griffin buys a london mansion. it is a holiday house. are down almost 20% from their 2014 peak.ck out the stories, trending. >> let's look at what is happening in the u.k.. london's falling home prices are indicative. this is weeks ahead. brexitzen deadline is -- deadline is taking place. this could trigger another referendum. theresa may is refusing to rule out delaying the split. she is also under pressure from a draft bill. lots of people have been chiming in and expecting that to happen sometime soon. she told house of commons that there is no justification for a second referendum. require an extension of article 50. we would have to return to european parliament in may. there has not been enough recognition of the way the second referendum could damage social cohesion by undermining faith in our democracy. europe'sad of one of largest private equity firms has told bloomberg that it is not impossible to largely invest in the u.k.. hands are also discussing the risks in europe. are the issues that we have around the world are political. if the politicians can get world are po

billionaire ken griffin has closed the deal on the new york city penthouse.e. >> it better be. >> the property covers four floors and 24,000 square feet. it is in a building under construction in central park south. according to the wall street journal, earlier this month the illinois hedge fund manager also bought a $122 million residence in london. he also bought a $58 million condo in chicago to add to his $60 million miami beach condo. >> how much is too much? >> i cannot even. >> can you imagine the property taxes? >> i don't think he cares. >> apparently not. >>> sweethearts will not be on the stores shelves in time for valentine's day. the company is called the new england confectionery company. sadly it went out of business last july after more than 100 years in business. it was sold to spangler candy and unfortunately says it did not have the time to produce a large number of sweethearts. it expects to have the candy in full force sometime next year. which is a bummer. they used to make those sleeves. >> you would eat them all. >> they were great. >>

ken griffin bought a mention in london for $122 million.le from buckingham palace. the 20,000 square feet includes gym, a pool, and an extension. tom: thank you so much. here, mondayl day like a day a lot of staff showing up. print sets bloomberg up their operation. they are seven floors below us, down three basement floors on the bedrock of the swiss helps as they look at the foundations of the world economic forum. foundations,he last year it was too good to be true and now, it is slow to him how did we get here so quickly? >> that is the theme of this morning. talking about central banks last year getting ahead of themselves, and had of the market, tightening to quickly. has -- he is a skeptic now. the fed needs to be more patient as chairman powell has said. tom: mr. dalio taking a victory lap here after h or a terrific year of investment performance. a lot of other people underperformed and ray dalio did well. china seems to be the big thing. it is our single best chart which we did for simon kennedy, it is logged gdp for china. the an

billionaire ken griffin from citadel is hiring away citi group's head of strategy.30 billion across multiple markets. the firm is beefing up its units that makes macro economic bets. tom: thanks so much. francine, i think that's a huge deal. i know there was a wonderful 14% return, maybe better than good year, but so many others failed, francine, and i would predict we're going to see a lot more announcements like that. particularly out of london as well. you know, a macro grab by the hedge funds. francine: yeah, agree, tom. we have to watch this space, and, of course, we will continue providing you great coverage. we had a pretty big scope on hedge funds and how they've been doing. tom: i know years ago migrating out of citi group over to the hedge fund space. maybe that's a precursor of things to come. right now, what a joy it was yesterday to visit with ian bremmer and look at their top 10 risks. we tried to get as many voices on as we could. we failed. christopher verrone with us, and we'll get to the charts. ight now, michael with us from eurasia group. an open

ken griffin bought this place, they'd be building 24,000 square feet central park.ate set the record for the most expensive condos under in chicago and miami. got it. royal caribbean unveiling the world's longest waterslide v. it's called the blaster 800 feet long. it will propel a two-person raft over hills and drops and include over the side of the ship. part of $115 million makeover for that ship. navigator of the seas. set sail next month. the chinese company is working on the world's first double folding smartphone. three screens just like a tablet. they want the public to rename it. expected to be released later this year. a 34 of the shutdown, tsa and federal workers are working without pay. one report says there are concerns about bad guys bribing tsa agents. we will explain in a second. we got this from capitol hill. senator joe manchin says he will vote yes on both senate bills to reopen the government. okay, those bills need 60 votes to proceed. good story. whereon it. ♪ stuart: it is still a modest loss on walls repaired 45 points for the dow industrials

ken griffin, i don't know if you saw this news, he just bought an apartment in manhattan for $238 million blew to smithereens the previous high amount paid for a new york city apartment. sure a lot of his fellow billionaires are saying was this really the right time to do that? it's not a good time to be an extremely wealthy person in america. host: we have time for a few more calls. good morning. caller: good morning. a couple of things real quick. number one, i know it's going to be tough, but the tax system has got to be overhauled. the loopholesose that enable people to hide money. we've got to do this on a fair basis. that's number one. reagan,wo, since ronald we've been trying to do trickle down. it hasn't worked. it's been proven again with mr. trump's tax breaks. they are for the ultra rich. it really hasn't improved the economy that much. ceos are getting tax i've ask. it hasn't reached the trickle-down to the middle class. why do we try something different? why don't we try her idea? i think what the color is expressing is an attitude that's out with a lot of people these samewh

hedge fund manager ken griffin bought it. well, look who's here., dolly and jenny lentz. great to have you with us. dolly, tell me about this $239.9 million. >> we are talking 24,000 square feet that he has to yet build out. very lucky architect and designer, for sure. probably it's going to be 2,000 a foot at least to build out. so it's going to be a huge number. but that's not his biggest purchase. actually, his biggest purchase is land. so it's not considered property yet so it's buildable land, in palm beach county, $239 million assemblage on which he will likely put a $100 million plus home. that will eclipse what he's doing here. we have a prolific buyer and truly, i think he's going to be the poster child for this new tax that's being proposed. the confiscation tax. stuart: he better hope elizabeth warren is not the next president of the united states. to you, jenny. i understand the luxury home market has been under some pressure and i think that's because of this new tax law, the salt deduction which we can no longer get. is that right? >>

well, billionaire hedge fund founder ken griffin bought the most expensive home ever sold in america.uction building, this is on the south side of central park. there's the construction, as you can see, all the cranes. the hedge fund is expanding its presence in new york and griffin was looking for a place to stay when he's in town. he set the record for the most expensive condo ever ever boughn chicago and miami. he set records for what he spent on real estate in those cities. there's a treat that will be hard to come by for valentine's day. necco, the company that makes these, they've got messages on them, like i love you, they closed their doors last year. the company's new owner said the company couldn't keep up with demand for sweethearts this year because of challenges. sweethearts were the most popular valentine's day candy this year. the good news, you'll get chocolate for valentine's day. those are your headlines, maria. maria: all right. reaction? dagen? [ laughter ] dagen: i'll eat any candy. maria: no sweetheart candies. dagen: it's very sad. i'll eat sugar out of the bowl

i rise today to congratulate my friend, ken leonard, head coach of the sacred heart griffin cyclones, for being nominated by the chicago bears for the 2018 don shula nfl high school coach of the year award. this year he follows his son, derek, who was nominated last year. coach leonard was nominated for this prestigious award because of his leadership, his dedication to the community, commitment to the health and safety of his players, and their on-field success. this past year, coach leonard became the all-time leader for victories in illinois high school coaching history. mr. davis: i eye -- ironically, beating his son's very good rochester team to get that record. as the head coach since 1984, coach leonard has an and 74 ng 379-win career loss record, including five state championships and eight title game appearances. he's spent countless hours on the field, in classrooms, and in chapels teaching players about character and helping prepare them for a very successful future. i want to thank ken for his service to the springfield community over the years, and congratulate him, his f