Blackstone
Corporation Buying U.S. Homes Makes Cringey Taylor Swift-Inspired Music Video
The private equity firm Blackstone, which owns thousands of single-family homes and rental units, is bringing the cringe to this holiday season.
Commercial Real Estate Titan Says Remote Employees Don’t ‘Work As Hard’
Steve Schwarzman, the CEO and co-founder of Blackstone, goes out of his way to take a swipe at remote workers.
34 Lawmakers Say Strikes Put Pensions at Risk, Worker Demands Must Be Met
Dozens of Arizona lawmakers signed on to a letter calling on Blackstone to meet striking hotel workers' demands to preserve pensions.
Tenants of America's Biggest Landlord Form Union to Fight Evictions, Rent Hikes
The Blackstone Tenants Union (BTU) in San Diego aims to fight evictions and rising rents since the corporate landlord ended a COVID-19 eviction pause.
Actual Ruling Class of America Comes Out Against Capitol Storming
AXE Body Spray, Coca-Cola, and powerful individuals came together to heal a nation after Trump supporters rioted in the halls of power.
A Private Equity Firm Bought Ancestry, and Its Trove of DNA, for $4.7B
Blackstone, which says it will not have access to people's data, acquired the genealogy and home DNA testing company from a group of other investment firms.
Cancel Rent Protesters Laid Down ‘Body Bags’ in Front of a Luxury Kushner Property
Protesters also lined up outside Blackstone and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s mansion.
Activists Gather Worldwide to Protest Against Housing 'Vulture Fund'
The coordinated day of action took aim at the private equity firm Blackstone, which protesters say purposely swooped in on housing in the wake of the financial crash and is now forcing people out.
Like the US, Europe Is Selling Off Its Housing to Aggressive Corporate Landlords
Across the globe there are signs that the world’s most powerful and unaccountable financial institutions are gaining more and more control over housing stock.
Wall Street Could Become Your Landlord
If you think we've learned anything since we last bailed out the banks and realised that people working in finance had been gambling not just with their salaries but with people's homes, savings and lives, you're wrong.