Pension funds and insurance companies, among other institutional names, seem prepared to increase their allocations to US real-estate markets. Exploiting the expectation of better growth and less regulation, however, could lead to a blurred portfolio outcome. At least for now, the White House stands  More ►

Shareholders may soon shift their attention from electric companies to hospitality-management firms for income considerations. Hoteliers have long mothered their profits to accommodate capital investment. Yet in a curious turn of tradition, InterContinental Hotels Group, the UK-based owner of the Crowne Plaza  More ►

There is more than goodwill behind Japan’s growing role in infrastructure investment across Asia. Tokyo just trumpeted a high-profile aid package of $9 billion for the Philippines. A similar program was announced for Myanmar in November. These generous cash infusions set the stage for Japanese companies  More ►