Bloomberg Exxon Mobil Corp. announced a $20 billion building spree in the heart of the US chemical and refining industry, a program it said would create 45,000 jobs. President Donald Trump quickly tweeted his support, calling the oil producer a “special company.” The only problem? The announcement just gave a name to a series of investments the company began …

  ROCKLAND / AP Hitachi Ltd. is aiming to expand its rail business in the US by bidding for streetcar and light-rail projects as President Donald Trump pledges to spend as much as $1 trillion to upgrade infrastructure across the country. The Japanese conglomerate “sees quite a big opportunity” in the US, Alistair Dormer, chief executive officer of Hitachi Rail …

  Bloomberg Unlike most startups, WeWork Cos. doesn’t seem to struggle with raising money. Soon it’ll start spreading some of its cash around to smaller startups, partly in the hopes of luring them to become WeWork customers. The New York-based co-working giant said it’ll give away $20 million in cash prizes to entrepreneurs and small businesses in a series of …