Lincoln in Talks With Talcott for Multibillion-Dollar Risk Deal

Lincoln National Corp. is in advanced talks with Talcott Financial Group for a reinsurance deal that would shift billions of dollars of life insurance reserves off its balance sheet, according to people familiar with the deliberations. The deal is expected to focus on...

Corporate Landlords Targeted by Trump Now Poised for Growth

President Donald Trump shocked Wall Street when he called to bar big investors from the US housing market. Six months later, the effort ended in a compromise that still offers the biggest landlords plenty of ways to grow. The deal, encoded in broader housing...

The Stock Market and a “Phenomena of our Lifetimes”

Hello and welcome to the newsletter, a grab bag of daily content from the Odd Lots universe. Sometimes it’s us, Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway, bringing you our thoughts on the most recent developments in markets, finance and the economy. And sometimes it’s...