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...
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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...
Inflation Pressure Hits New Warehouse Leases
Rental rates to replace expiring multiyear warehouse leases are rising at a sharp pace, according to a new report, as...
Stores Like Home Depot and Best Buy Bolster Security After ‘Flash Mob’ Robberies
Retailers and law enforcement around the country are ramping up security to combat a wave of thefts by criminal groups...
Chinese Property Developer Kaisa Proposes $400 Million Debt Swap
Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd., which in 2015 became one of the first Chinese developers to default abroad, warned it risked...
Tesla, Toyota Accuse Biden’s EV Tax Credit of Putting Unions Over the Environment
WASHINGTON—President Biden says he wants to save the planet and save union jobs. The electric-vehicle tax credit in his social...
China Evergrande Scrapes Together More Cash From Tech Company Stake Sale
SINGAPORE— China Evergrande Group raised around $145 million in recent days by selling a chunk of its shares in a...
Consumers Trade Rib-eye for Ground Beef as Grocery Prices Rise
Americans are cutting back on steak as rising grocery prices squeeze spending. Supermarkets say shoppers are buying more store-brand meat...
Farewell Offshoring, Outsourcing. Pandemic Rewrites CEO Playbook.
Uncertainty in the global supply chain is driving executives to seek operations away from cheaper countries to locales affording greater...
WeWork Shares Rise on First Day of Trading, Two Years After Failed IPO
WeWork Inc. shares rose on their first day of trading Thursday, capping a journey to a listing that included the...
Zillow Gets Outplayed at Its Own Game
Zillow, it seems, has over-flipped. The company that has prided itself on its technology to outsource a lot of human...
