Ryan Dezember

The American dream is for rent. A preview of my book Underwater, out Tuesday, about how Wall Street moved into the world's largest asset class and bastion of middle-class wealth: U.S. single-family homes. wsj.com/articles/b-way… @WSJ

Well, more @wsj layoffs today. Dow Jones stock is up, margins are up, there’s a new windfall AI deal in place and we’re cutting good reporters.

Dallas Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones Goes on Offense, Boosts Natural Gas Bet by $100 Million wsj.com/livecoverage/s… via @wsj

Oh fudge! Prices for cocoa have surged past a record set nearly 50 years ago, costing chocolatiers, big food companies and aficionados alike on.wsj.com/3VhMMlq on.wsj.com/3VhMMlq

An unusually warm winter and roaring U.S. output have pushed natural-gas prices to some of the lowest levels of the shale era, prompting producers to dial back on.wsj.com/49qifGx on.wsj.com/49qifGx

Americans last year bought the fewest homes in more than a quarter century. Blackstone, the world's largest property investor, is starting out this year with a deal to buy more than 35,000 rental houses. wsj.com/livecoverage/s… via @wsj

Want to understand the economy? Think inside the box.o

Today marks 250 days that our friend and colleague Evan Gershkovich has spent in a Russian prison, unjustly detained. We call for his immediate release. #IStandWithEvan

A wrong-way bet on the price of wood pellets has jeopardized America’s biggest exporter of the fuel wsj.com/finance/commod… via @WSJ

Listen 🎧: The AI boom uses a lot of energy. That has more companies turning to alternatives. @bellelin_ has more. Plus, from electric vehicles to the solar build out, demand for really big trees is rising. @RyanDezember explains. @annmariefertoli hosts. on.wsj.com/3o375VH

Happy 32nd birthday to @evangershkovich Evan, a WSJ reporter and friend, has been an unjust prisoner in Russia for 211 days I miss you #FreeEvan #IStandWithEvan

Our @WSJ colleague Evan Gershkovich has been wrongfully detained by Russia for 6 months and falsely accused of espionage. Journalism is not a crime. Our whole newsroom will continue to fight for his release #IStandWithEvan

Folks! I'm in the hosting chair for the p.m. edition of @WSJPodcasts What's News today. @greg_ip talks Fed interest rates, @AndrewRestuccia chats govt shutdown risk and @RyanDezember explains why big landlords are struggling to buy property. Listen: link.chtbl.com/WSJWhatsNews

It's not just you. America’s Biggest Landlords Can’t Find Houses to Buy Either wsj.com/real-estate/am… via @WSJ

Self-storage customers are often willing over time to pay far more than the value of what they are storing. Investors are betting billions that the inertia continues. on.wsj.com/3QKHdtN

Today we mark an unhappy date. It has been 100 days since our reporter was put behind bars in Russia for doing his job #istandwithevan EVAN GERSHKOVICH 100 DAYS DETAINED wsj.com/articles/lates…

Investment firm Pretium Partners is paying more than $1.5 billion for thousands of homes, a move that could signal investors’ re-entry to the housing market wsj.com/articles/preti… via @WSJ

Shares of the biggest waste-management players have traded at record highs since President Biden signed a climate bill in August on.wsj.com/3C2p0yY

Thank you, Boston Globe. #IStandwithEvan

I think you’re going to want to read this one! wsj.com/articles/bob-l…