Exclusive | Wall Street bonus bonanza fuels Hamptons spending spree — sending East End home prices soaring 33%

Wall Street’s bonus bonanza has been powering record sales in the Hamptons, with the median home price in the tiny enclave surging 33.6% last year, realtors told The Post. As financiers’ year-end payouts were forecast by the state comptroller’s office to hit record highs of over $60 billion, fat cats have been splashing out on oceanfront estates and weekend retreats. “Record compensation/profits on Wall Street for the past two years are the main driver out east. The Hamptons is joined at the hip with Wall Street,” Jonathan Miller, CEO of Miller Samuel, a real estate consultancy, told The Post. Financiers…

Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon, once a crypto skeptic, now says he owns Bitcoin

Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon, long a cryptocurrency skeptic, disclosed Wednesday that he personally owns a small amount of Bitcoin. Speaking at the World Liberty Forum at President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Fla., the exec described his crypto holdings as “very little, but some” Bitcoin. The 64-year-old Wall…

Democrats plot boycott of Trump’s State of the Union address with lefty rally

WASHINGTON — Democrats are plotting to boycott President Trump’s State of the Union address next week and host an alternative rally instead after being widely panned for their rowdy behavior during his marquee speech last year. Dubbed the “People’s State of the Union,” multiple Democrats are planning to assemble on the…

Exclusive | Calif. House candidate apologizes after sleazy Reddit posts resurface: ‘Fresno freaks in the house’

A California congressional hopeful was forced to apologize for newly resurfaced sleazy Reddit posts — including ones commenting on women’s buttocks and references to “Fresno Freaks.” Local progressive union activist Lourin Hubbard, who’s running to unseat Democratic Rep. Jim Costa, had a penchant for ogling at not-safe-for-work photos and lobbing…

Judge rejects Live Nation bid to toss feds’ lawsuit alleging Ticketmaster’s monopoly on live concerts

A federal judge on Wednesday rejected Live Nation Entertainment’s bid to dismiss a lawsuit by the federal government and many states accusing the company of illegally trying to dominate the live concert industry. The decision by US District Judge Arun Subramanian cleared the way for a possible antitrust trial in Manhattan federal court, with jury selection…

Inside the billionaire enclaves just out of reach of CA’s wealth tax

Big-money billionaires, including Larry Ellison and Sergey Brin, are flocking to ritzy little enclaves at the California-Nevada border to scoop up property and seemingly escape the Golden State’s proposed “billionaire tax.” Brin plunked down a whopping $42 million last month on a Lake Tahoe estate in Nevada. Oracle co-founder Larry…

Jets interview five offensive coordinator candidates as favorite emerges

One day after moving on from offensive coordinator Tanner Engstrand, the Jets did five interviews with potential replacements. The team announced that it conducted interviews with five candidates for the offensive coordinator opening — Frank Reich, Greg Roman, Darrell Bevell, Ronald Curry and Lunda Wells.  Reich is seen as the…

Billboard touting ‘Trump Accounts’ airs in Times Square — as Nicki Minaj joins forces with prez for kid initiative

The Treasury Department deployed a Times Square advertising campaign on Wednesday to encourage families to sign up for “Trump accounts” ahead of a Washington summit launching the new investment accounts for kids.  “Trump Accounts jumpstart the American Dream,” read the billboard promoting the new kid-friendly IRAs.   Passed under the One…

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