Corey Allen Kotler

Lionsgate action-comedy is currently negotiating with “Outlander” star #Sam Heughan to star as the male lead opposite to Kate McKinnon and Mila Kunis. The film entitled “#The Spy who #Dumped Me” is set to start filming this summer and is set to be released on July 6, 2018.

Sussana Fogel, who is known for her exemplary works in ABC’s “Chasing Life,” is set to direct the movie. She will also be co-writing the script together with David Iserson. “The Spy who Dumped Me” is a film which centers the life of two best friends and who will both take part in a conspiracy. Meanwhile, one of them will discover that the boyfriend who once dumped her is actually a spy.

Hueghan to play as spy

Heughan is set to play the male lead in the film. Meanwhile, McKinnon and Kunis will portray the role as best friends. Eventually, one of them will discover that her partner was a spy and it is where Heughan’s character to come in. On the other hand, the upcoming comedy movie is believed to suit well on McKinnon since she has been known as a standout performer in “Saturday Night Live.” In addition, Kunis is also known for voicing Meg Griffin on “Family Guy” since 1999.

On the other hand, Heughan also has started to establish his career with his popular role in “Outlander” series as Jamie Fraser. The series has aired for two seasons in Starz and has been renewed for two or more installment. It centers on the life of a nurse during World War II who finds herself being transported back to Scotland where she then met Heughan’s character as Jamie.

Meanwhile, if the deal between Lionsgate and Heughan will go through, the movie will be his first big starring role in the world of Hollywood. Further, “The Spy who Dumped Me” will be produced by Brian Grazer of Imagine Entertainment. The production intends to start the pic shoots this summer.

Project currently in negotiation

As of now, the movie project for the Scottish actor is yet to be confirmed and is still currently in talks. The film is currently overseen by Lionsgate’s representatives Peter Kang and Geoff Shaevitz. Along with the negotiations are Imagine’s Erica Huggins and Julie Oh, who are currently handling the project.

Meanwhile, Heughan is being represented by Ruth Young from United Agents of UTA and an attorney named Steve Warren. Further, “The Spy who Dumped Me” is said to be taken from the movie “The Spy who Loved Me,” which is James Bond’s tenth film series and the tenth book of Ian Fleming’s novel. ‘

Oil prices rose slightly on Monday, barely paring last week’s steep losses with the market remaining cautious as increases in U.S. drilling activity have undercut an OPEC-led push to tighten supply.

Trading was subdued due to public holidays in China, the United States and Britain. The market remains uncertain about whether the extension of output cuts by OPEC and other producing countries will be enough to support prices.

Brent crude futures LCOc1 settled up 14 cents, or 0.2 percent, at $52.29 per barrel. Brent fell nearly 3 percent the previous week.

U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures CLc1 were 19 cents higher at $49.99 per barrel.

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and some non-OPEC producers pledged last week to extend production cuts of around 1.8 million barrels per day (bpd) until March 2018.

An initial agreement, in place since January, would have expired in June.

“This is a little bit of a bounce back from last Thursday when we had a really heavy drop,” said James L. Williams, an energy economist at WTRG Economics in Arkansas.

Nine months of current production levels is not going to be enough to meet OPEC’s goal of balancing supply, which is limiting price gains, he added.

Commerzbank analyst Carsten Fritsch called Monday’s price moves little more than “intraday noise.”

High compliance with the cuts so far was unlikely to last, he said, which should keep physical oil stockpiles near record levels. So far the output cuts have not lifted oil prices much beyond $50 per barrel.

While OPEC and other countries including Russia are trying to draw down inventories, crude production has surged in the United States C-OUT-T-EIA, up 10 percent since mid-2016. U.S. output of more than 9.3 million bpd is close to levels in major producers Russia and Saudi Arabia.

U.S. drillers have added rigs for 19 straight weeks, bringing the total 722, the highest since April 2015 and the longest run of additions on record, according to energy services firm Baker Hughes Inc (BHI.N).

Even if the rig count did not rise further, Goldman Sachs estimated U.S. output would increase by 785,000 bpd between the fourth quarter of 2016 and the fourth quarter of 2017 across the Permian, Eagle Ford, Bakken and Niobrara shale plays.

Analysts will watch whether the OPEC output cuts can reduce the global crude glut.

“It’s going to be all about inventories and whether they fall as much as OPEC thinks,” said Greg McKenna, chief market strategist at futures brokerage AxiTrader.

(Additional reporting by Libby George in London and Henning Gloystein; in Singapore; Editing by Marguerita Choy and David Gregorio)

Manchester, UK-based payments router AccessPay has secured £2 million in debt financing from Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank amid plans for a recruitment drive and expansion into US markets.

A specialist in cloud-based payments technology, with hundreds of UK-based customers and 35 employees, AccessPay enables payment routing through all of the major UK and international networks including Bacs, Swift, Faster Payments, Sepa and Direct Debit.

With a focus on organic growth, the orgnisation has its sights on increasing its business-reach to more than 10,000 organisations, who will join with other current high-profile clients such as Clifford Thames and European research organisation Cern.

Anish Kapoor, CEO of Accesspay says the funding will enable the business to recruit up to 60 new members of staff, including developers, sales, operations and marketing, before the end of 2017 and provides the platform for expansion into the US market later this year.

The firm has previously raised equity from two primary investors in the US: True Ventures and Route 66 Ventures.

Lodha Group plans to resume sales at Trump Tower Mumbai after a post-election hiatus, providing a test for India’s languishing luxury home market, and the U.S. president’s brand.

Lodha, one of India’s largest property developers, will resume marketing apartments in the 75-story development in the next few months, said Abhishek Lodha, managing director of the privately held firm. The building is about 60 percent sold and on target to be completed in 2019, he said.

“We made a conscious decision to not sell in the immediate aftermath of his win because we didn’t want to be seen as taking advantage of the changed political circumstances,” Lodha said in an interview at the company’s offices in Mumbai. “We will start sales in June or July and we’ll know better then.”

Enthusiasm for the Trump brand has faded in some parts of the world since Donald Trump was elected president as he moved to enact controversial policies, including a travel ban on several predominantly Muslim nations. He’s also sought to restrict H1-B visas, which are used in large numbers by Indian companies and outsourcing firms.

The March opening of a Trump hotel in Vancouver was marked by protests, and a Trump residential tower in Toronto put up for sale after its developer defa ..

Gold Facade
Lodha hasn’t had any communication with President Trump as he’s no longer involved with the business, Abhishek Lodha said.

Lodha said he’s confident the Mumbai tower will be a success, with buyers attracted to the building’s post-sales services, a Trump specialty. The tower, which will be sheathed in a “golden-curtain” facade, includes a 24-hour resident manager, membership of a private jet service and access to a seven-acre private park.

Trump Tower Mumbai is one of 31 projects Lodha has underway in India and the U.K. The company is developing the 117-story World One tower in the city, which it bills as the world’s largest residential tower and owns Mumbai’s largest land bank, according to its website.

Sales of luxury housing have taken a hit since India’s government Nov. 8 banned high-denomination notes to crack down on corruption and tax evasion. Real estate has long been a place where Indians have parked cash, often using money on which taxes haven’t been paid.

While the overall market has snapped back since then, the rebound’s mainly been led by affordable housing, Pankaj Kapoor, founder of Mumbai-based Liases Foras Real Estate Rating & Research Pvt, said. Sales of luxury  ..

Going Public
Still, Lodha reported sales reached a monthly record for March, helped by both luxury and mass-market homes. That plus a contribution from its London properties helped push net sales for fiscal 2016-17 up 30 percent to between 83 billion rupees ($1.29 billion) and 85 billion rupees, despite demonetisation and Brexit, the company said.

The company continues to evaluate an initial public offering, Lodha said.

“We said in late 2016 we have an 18-month time-frame to obtain the regulators’ approval and we’ll stick to that,” he said, adding it was too early to speculate on a size of a potential IPO.

“We’d love to be in the public domain because it would give us the ability to create more wealth for our associates and our employees,” he said. “For us that’s the single most important reason to go public, as opposed to raising capital.”

Marketing US real estate to Chinese investors living in China is a good business and big enough for Warren Buffett who just took his share.  Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices controlled by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. on Monday said it entered a marketing agreement with Juwai.com, China’s largest international property website, to attract wealthy Chinese buyers looking to purchase homes in the United States.

“The United States is a safe, attractive investment opportunity for foreigners, especially the Chinese,” said Peter Turtzo, who is spearheading Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices’ foreign push as senior vice president of international operations, commented. Along with the Canadians the Chinese are the top real estate foreign investors buying in the United States.

Along with the Canadians the Chinese are the top real estate foreign investors buying in the United States “The Global Edge Investment group has been tracking the economic expansion of several American States, and we’re very excited about Colorado. There are more than 10 Fortune 500 and 22 Fortune 1000 companies headquartered in Colorado, with more on the way. Amazon plans to open in Colorado, which will create 1000 full time jobs. This is having a direct effect on real estate growth and demand. For example, new Fort Collins outside down town Denver homes rose 7.8% to $395,427. Colorado Universities are expanding, as is the demand for land suitable for student housing. We, as a company, along with our investors are very confident about the growth in the Greater Denver region over the next 3- 5 years.” – Benjamin Curran, Managing Director of Global Edge Investment.

Denver was named number 1 best city to live in 2016 by U.S. News & World Report. The United States, retained its position as the most popular destination for Chinese real estate investment outside the mainland.

About Berkshire Hathaway
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is an American Mulitinational conglomerate holding company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. The company is known for its control and leadership by Warren Buffett, who is the company’s Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer, and Charlie Munger, the company’s Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors. According to the Forbes Global 2000 list and formula, Berkshire Hathaway is the fourth largest public company in the world, and the 9th largest conglomerate by revenue.

About Global Edge Investment
Global Edge is a real estate investment and development company with over 20 years of experience. The company carefully examines and analyzes hundreds of land based projects each year, only selecting strategically positioned land in major North American growth corridors.

Global Edge prides itself on its portfolio of smart land investments that secure, diversify, and increase its client’s wealth. The investors have realized excellent return on their investments because Global Edge thoroughly researches and tracks investment cycles before presenting to its clientele.

Global Edge is committed to its investors, and operates with the highest level of transparency and efficiency.