Target Warns of Weaker Profit as it Faces Overstuffed Stores, Inflation-Weary Shoppers
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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...
WSJ News Exclusive | Blackstone Bets on Campus Housing With $13 Billion Acquisition
Blackstone Inc. agreed to buy student-housing owner American Campus Communities Inc. in a deal valuing the company at about $12.8...
Biden Administration Restores Stricter Environmental Reviews
WASHINGTON—The Biden administration is restoring stricter environmental standards for approving new pipelines, highways, power plants and other construction projects, including...
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...
Interest-Rate Surge Ripples Through Economy, From Homes to Car Loans
The Fed’s moves to chill inflation have driven up bond yields and many other borrowing costs linked to them. So...
Home-Price Growth Accelerated in January
Home-price growth accelerated in January as the supply of homes for sale fell to a new low. The S&P CoreLogic...
Home Sales Fell in February Amid Tight Supply, Rising Mortgage Rates
Sales of previously owned homes declined in February as rising mortgage-interest rates and a shortage of homes for sale made...
Russian Billionaire Roman Abramovich, Owner of Chelsea Soccer Club, Is Sanctioned by U.K.
LONDON—The British government ratcheted up pressure on Kremlin-linked businesspeople, sanctioning a handful of Russian oligarchs, including Roman Abramovich, the billionaire...
WSJ News Exclusive | Healthcare Realty Trust Nears Deal With Healthcare Trust of America
Healthcare Trust of America Inc., which owns and operates medical-office buildings around the country, is in advanced talks to combine...
Russia-Ukraine Crisis Has Western Companies Bracing for Sanctions Hit
Western companies with operations in Russia and Ukraine are girding for the potential impact of fresh sanctions after Russian President...
Lowe’s Profitability Improves Despite Dimming Sales Outlook
Lowe’s Cos. surprised Wall Street with its management of costs and pricing in the latest quarter amid a slowing outlook...
Home Depot Expects Sales Growth to Slow in 2022
Sales growth will likely slow this year for Home Depot Inc., the home-improvement retailer said Tuesday, an indication that the...
Wary of Being Left in the Dark, Americans Produce Their Own Power
As the American electric grid becomes less dependable, a growing number of businesses and homeowners are buying their own power...
China’s Slowdown to Limit Global Growth but Not Undermine World Economy
HONG KONG—A prolonged slowdown in China’s economic growth could hurt some multinational companies and commodity producers for years to come,...
To Bargain With Their Landlords, Renters Form Tenant Unions
Tenant unions, also known as associations, have been around for more than a century. They have been especially active in...
Walmart, Kroger Raise Prices of Covid-19 Test Kits
Prices are going up for some of the cheapest and most popular at-home Covid-19 test kits in the U.S. Walmart...
Covid Is Making Many Offices Obsolete. Here’s What Happens to Them Next.
Allstate Corp.’s suburban campus outside Chicago, with its interconnected buildings, manicured grounds and acres of parking, represented a new vision...
After Covid Closures, a New Quest to Make Offices Less Awful
The office is back open. The new challenge is convincing more people to use it.Companies that reopened spaces on a...
China Moves to Boost Slowing Economy
HONG KONG—China’s central bank said it would reduce the amount of money banks are required to set aside as it...
