May 20 (Reuters) - * AVALONBAY SHAREHOLDERS WOULD RECEIVE 2.793 SHARES OF EQUITY RESIDENTIAL COMMON STOCK FOR EACH SHARE OF AVALONBAY COMMON STOCK OWNED IN DEAL - WSJ * AVALONBAY SHAREHOLDERS WOULD BE EXPECTED TO OWN A LITTLE OVER 51% OF THE COMBINED ENTITY, WITH EQUITY OWNING THE REST - WSJ * COMBINED AVALON BAY-EQUITY RESIDENTIAL COMPANY EXPECTED TO PAY...

07:55 PM EDT, 05/20/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Former Bridging Finance CEO David Sharpe plans to seek leave to appeal to Ontario's top court after a ruling upheld fraud findings tied to the collapse of the private credit firm, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. Sharpe intends to ask the Ontario Court of Appeal to review a decision by the Ontario Divisional Court...

WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - Nexstar Media Group ( NXST ) asked a U.S. appeals court late on Wednesday to expedite a review of a lower-court order that has halted its merger with rival broadcaster Tegna, saying the delay has cost it tens of millions of dollars in unrecoverable operational efficiencies. A California judge on April 17 temporarily blocked the...

May 20 (Reuters) - U.S.-based real estate investment trusts AvalonBay Communities ( AVB ) and Equity Residential ( EQR ) are nearing a deal to merge, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. * Under the deal, AvalonBay shareholders would receive 2.793 shares of Equity Residential ( EQR ) common stock for each share of AvalonBay...