Investors shouldn’t get overly excited about stock splits. In most cases, they don’t amount to much. After the close of regular trading, Amazon.com shares surged as much as 10% after the internet giant announced plans for a 20-for-1 split. The company also said it would buy back up to $10 billion of its stock. Companies that do stock splits make ...

  Forget the open road. The true emblem of the contemporary United States is the “stroad” — those high-volume, hybrid arteries that are not quite walkable streets, not quite high-speed roads. Lined on both sides by parking lots and strip malls, they are the commercial lifeblood of conventional suburban development. They may also be the answer to America’s housing affordability ...

  It’s a future investors in China must learn to live with: The expanding list of Chinese companies subject to US sanctions or procurement controls. As the US and European Union impose sweeping economic penalties on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, China Inc can easily become collateral damage, too. The US government has already put Beijing on notice. US ...