Good morning, readers.
There's gold in them hills.
Or at least, Newmont Corp. is hoping there's gold in its acquisition bid for Australian gold-mining rival Newcrest Mining Ltd. Newmont has offered $17 billion in stock for the deal.
Landlord concessions in the office real estate sector, meanwhile, are eating away at their profits, even at Class A office buildings that benefit from the recent trend of flight to higher-quality space.
Read on to learn more about those and other top news and trends…