Peter Lowy

Westfield offloads malls for World Trade Center plans

Australian retail giant Westfield said Wednesday it would sell off eight US shopping malls for US$1.15 billion to repay debt and fund its development of New York's new World Trade Center.
 

Australia's Westfield posts $1.6 bln annual profit

Australian shopping mall giant Westfield Group posted a full-year net profit of Aus$1.53 billion (US$1.64 billion), a 37.6 percent increase on the previous year.
 

Australia's Westfield posts US$680m H1 profit

Australian shopping centre giant Westfield Group on Wednesday posted a half-year net profit of Aus$650.9 million (US$680.4 million), buoyed by growth in its British operations.
 

Australian shopping mall magnate Frank Lowy hands reins to sons

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Frank Lowy is handing over control of Australian shopping mall giant Westfield Group <WDC.AX> to two of his sons, marking the start of a new era for the company the Czech-born Jewish refugee founded 52 years ago.
 

No deal on NY World Trade Center rebuilding impasse

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Private developers of New York's World Trade Center site and the public agency that owns the land have failed to reach a deal to allow construction to go forward, the city's Mayor Michael Bloomberg said on Tuesday.