Bloomberg As landlords struggle to find tenants for a glut of empty commercial spaces, businesses that have fared relatively well through the pandemic now have the upper hand in America’s real estate landscape. With thousands of stores closing permanently, the dislocation is creating a buyer’s market to the benefit of Shake Shack Inc, Levi Strauss & Co, Target Corp and ...

Bloomberg The US is placing sanctions on 11 Chinese officials and their allies in Hong Kong, including Chief Executive Carrie Lam, over their roles in curtailing political freedoms in the former UK colony, the Treasury Department said. “The United States stands with the people of Hong Kong and we will use our tools and authorities to target those undermining their ...

Bloomberg China and Iran are working to sway US voters against President Donald Trump while Russia is working against his rival, Joe Biden, intelligence agencies said. “Many foreign actors have a preference for who wins the election, which they express through a range of overt and private statements; covert influence efforts are rarer,” National Counterintelligence and Security Center Director William ...