WeWork sells majority stake in Chinese entity, seeks localization

Four years after its foray into the Chinese market followed by rapid and cash-hemorrhaging expansion, WeWork decided to wind down its involvement in the country.
WeWork’s Chinese unit has secured a …
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Billionaire Fredriksen picks investment chief, invites outside capital – Reuters

OSLO (Reuters) – Seatankers, the powerful holding company of Norwegian-born billionaire John Fredriksen, said on Thursday it had hired a veteran fund manager to broaden the group’s portfolio and brin…
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Egyptian real estate firms’ profit hit by coronavirus crisis – Reuters Africa

CAIRO, Sept 14 (Reuters) – Egypts five biggest listed real estate firms reported a combined profit fall of nearly 31% in the second quarter of 2020 as property sales slowed during the coronavirus cri…
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Norway’s wealth fund lost $21 billion in first half of 2020 – Reuters

OSLO (Reuters) – Norway’s $1.15 trillion sovereign wealth fund posted a loss of 188 billion Norwegian crowns ($21.27 billion) in the first half of 2020 as stocks and real estate holdings declined in …
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Wall Street Week Ahead: Bargain-hunters look to U.S. real estate stocks as S&P nears records – Reuters India

NEW YORK (Reuters) – As the S&P 500 approaches fresh highs, some investors hope to pick up bargains in the battered U.S. real estate sector, where values of some major stocks have been cut in hal…
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