Everyone’s a Landlord—Small-Time Investors Snap Up Out-of-State Properties
Jack Cronin found San Francisco-area homes too expensive or too far from the city center to buy when he lived...
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Victoria’s Secret, Gap Suffer as Shoppers Shift From Apparel
The results, following lackluster earnings reports from many department stores and big-box chains, were weaker than investors had expected. Victoria’s...
How One Grocery Chain in Pennsylvania Is Preparing for a Downturn
Supermarket chain Karns Foods says it is getting ready for a recession.The family-run company in Mechanicsburg, Pa., is carrying more...
Cheaper Beer, Cigarettes Gain Favor as Inflation Pinches Shoppers
Shoppers are trading down to cheap beer brands and discount cigarettes as they feel more pressure on their pocketbooks.Consumer prices...
Americans Have Had It With Inflation
James Duffy used to frequent the coffee shop on weekends to enjoy an Americano and read a book. Then, rising...
Pension Funds Plunge Into Riskier Bets—Just as Markets Are Struggling
U.S. public pension funds don’t have nearly enough money to pay for all their obligations to future retirees. A growing...
Fertility Doctors Move Embryos, Expecting Abortion Law Changes
Fertility companies and patients have been moving embryos and making contingency plans, anticipating that if Roe v. Wade were overturned,...
FanDuel CEO Amy Howe Wants to Help the Sports-Betting Business Grow Up
LOS ANGELES—Ahead of the year’s biggest gambling event, FanDuel Group Chief Executive Amy Howe was spreading her message of confidence...
Robots Pick Up More Work at Busy Factories
Robots are turning up on more factory floors and assembly lines as companies struggle to hire enough workers to fill...
The Market Is Melting Down and People Are Feeling It. ‘My Stomach Is Churning All Day’
The last time Todd Jones heard this kind of panic in his clients’ voices, it was 2008 and the global...
They Came, They Hiked, They Stayed: Retirees Lift Fortunes in Rural America
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn.—Tom and Barb Hansen’s search for a retirement spot reads like the script to a road movie. California’s...
Record Fertilizer Prices Drive Investors, Farmers to Microbes
Startups marketing alternative crop fertilizers said they are gaining traction among U.S. farmers and investors, pitching themselves as a potentially...
Hot Economy, Rising Inflation: The Fed Has Never Successfully Fixed a Problem Like This
The Federal Reserve is setting out to do something it has never accomplished before: reduce inflation a lot without significantly...
Homeowner Groups Seek to Stop Investors From Buying Houses to Rent
Small groups of neighborhood volunteers are blocking companies from buying single-family homes, rewriting homeownership rulebooks to thwart investor purchases of...
How Microsoft Became Washington’s Favorite Tech Giant
When a congressional committee was preparing to publicly interrogate the CEOs of four tech giants in 2020, Microsoft Corp. President...
IRS Delays, Sudden End to Tax Break Leave Employers Frustrated With Covid Credits
IRS processing delays and federal policy changes are creating headaches for businesses and nonprofits using a popular wage subsidy that...
Aluminum Makers Seek Old Cans, Shredded Cars to Fuel New Plants
Aluminum makers are on a nationwide hunt for more old cans, shredded cars and factory waste to keep up with...
Amazon Union Vote Set to Begin in New York, Which Has Challenged Company in Past
Amazon.com Inc. AMZN -0.90% over the next month will face union elections at separate warehouses in New York City, a...
Sperm Banks Struggle to Recruit Black Donors and Other Donors of Color
A few years after her marriage broke up, Aisha Jenkins started thinking about having a baby on her own. She...
Why This Economic Boom Can’t Lift America’s Spirits
Discontent is widespread in spite of rapid job growth, wage gains and strong asset values. At the root of it:...
