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Shares of measurement and data analytics company Nielsen Holdings PLC (NYSE: NLSN) lost 10 percent Thursday morning in reaction to a New York Post report. What Happened Nielsen's management said in late 2018 it was considering strategic alternatives, including a sale. One of the...

Shares of Blackstone Group LP (NYSE: BX) gained more than 6 percent on Monday and hit a new 52-week high of $32.10 after the company successfully raised $20 billion for an infrastructure fund. The government of Saudi Arabia pledged $20 billion to Blackstone's newly created infrastructure investment...

SeaWorld Entertainment Inc (NYSE: SEAS) is soaring in Friday's pre-market session after it announced that the Zhonghong Group, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Zhonghong Zhuoye Group, will acquire a 21 percent interest in it from certain selling shareholders at $23 per share, a roughly 33 percent...

This weekend's Barron's asks how one alternative-asset manager stacks up against its peers. Other featured articles tale a look at the prospects for a cruise line operator on the rise and a beverage can maker that has been crushed. The outlooks for a hospital REIT facing a setback...

Extended Stay America Inc (NYSE: STAY) is an owner/operator of company-branded hotels in North America in the mid-priced, extended-stay segment. While hotels are as tough of a business as any to be in — as they are asset-oriented — Extended Stay America stands out because of its...

Byron Wien is Blackstone's vice chairman and a senior adviser to the world's largest alternative asset management firm. When he speaks, investors listen. And when he is bearish on the market, investors listen even more closely. Speaking to CNBC Wednesday afternoon, Wien said that 2016 will prove to...

Do you diversify your portfolio across various sectors? Most investors believe diversification reduces volatility in an investment portfolio and offers greater protection versus "putting all your eggs in one basket." If your portfolio is diversified then you are a "weak minded...

The cover story in this weekend's Barron's offers sage advice from Wall Street legend Byron Wien. See where Wien believes stocks, bonds and the U.S. economy are headed for the rest of 2016. Other featured articles discuss the prospects for a leading aircraft maker, a multinational software company...

R.F. Lafferty said the bid from China's Anbang Insurance Group for Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc (NYSE: HOT) trumps the offer of Marriott International Inc (NASDAQ: MAR) by 15 percent. The offer from the Anbang includes $76 per Starwood share in cash and Interval Leisure Group, Inc. (...

Blackstone Group LP (NYSE: BX)'s President and COO Tony James said that a market correction is "coming." Speaking to CNBC, James highlighted many ongoing concerns, including the threat of terrorism, to justify the equity market taking a "pause." Blackstone's...

Net-lease REIT stalwart W.P. Carey Inc (NYSE: WPC) carefully underwrites each build-to-suit and sale-leaseback deal, but in this case, the neighborhood analysis must have been easier than most. On April 30, W.P. Carey announced that it had acquired a 166,000 square foot office facility leased to $...

This weekend in Barron's online: betting on China's future, the top 500 U.S. companies, as well as the prospects for Blackstone, Tyson Foods, M&T Bank, Covanta and more. Cover Story "China's Long Bull Run" by Kopin Tan. The booming Hong Kong stock market could push higher, according to this...

This weekend in Barron's online: the semi-annual Barron's Big Money Poll, as well as the prospects for Qualcomm, Anglo American, Taubman Centers, Esterline Technologies, Blackstone and more. Cover Story "Big Money Poll: Where Pros Are Investing" by Jack Willoughby. Money managers have reined in...

On Monday, Morgan Stanley released a report previewing what investors should expect from upcoming Q1 2015 earnings reports from the shopping center REIT sector and including specifics on: American Assets Trust, Inc (NYSE: AAT): $1.8 billion cap, 2.25 percent yield DDR Corp (NYSE: DDR): $6.4...

U.S. stocks continued to charge forward as the Dow closed above the 17,000 mark as consumer confidence rose more than expected in October. The Federal Reserve gathered Tuesday and will release a statement on Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. ET. It is not a foregone conclusion that the Federal Reserve...