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We've detected you are on Internet Explorer. For the best Barrons.com experience, please update to a modern browser. CHROME SAFARI FIREFOX We've detected you are on Internet Explorer. For the best Barrons.com experience, please update to a modern browser.GoogleFirefox Search News & Quotes Barron's TopicsStock PicksMagazineDataAdvisorPenta100 Years Subscribe Now |Sign In Barrons Nielsen Stock Is Soaring on a Report of a Buyout Next: Home Buyers Are Facing a Triple Threat * * * * Share This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. To order presentation-ready copies for distribution to your colleagues, clients or customers visit http://www.djreprints.com. https://www.barrons.com/articles/nielsen-stock-buyout-51647628312 * Activist Investing * Power Play NIELSEN STOCK IS SOARING ON A REPORT OF A BUYOUT * * * * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- By Luisa Beltran March 18, 2022 2:32 pm ET * Order Reprints * Print Article Nielsen Holdings has struggled as a public company, but a possible buyout by a consortium that incudes activist investor Elliott Investment Management could bring some relief. Elliott has been an investor in Nielsen (ticker: NLSN), known for providing TV viewership data, since 2018. That’s when the firm pushed Nielsen to make changes. In recent years, Nielsen has hired a new CEO, installed several new directors, authorized a $1 billion share repurchase, and sold assets. Yet... Subscribe or Sign In to continue reading -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Real Estate HOME BUYERS ARE FACING A TRIPLE THREAT * * * * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- By Clare Losey March 18, 2022 9:10 am ET * Order Reprints * Print Article RISING MORTGAGE RATES WILL FURTHER RESTRICT HOUSING AFFORDABILITY. Brandon Bell/Getty Images About the author: Clare Losey is an assistant research economist at Texas A&M University’s Texas Real Estate Research Center. Sorry, potential home buyers, but your luck just took a turn for the worse. If you thought buying a home in a market with sustained strong demand for homeownership and low inventory (oh, and record high home price appreciation) would be difficult, throw rising mortgage interest rates into the mix. In a market of already diminishing affordability, the competition for purchasing a home just became even steeper WANT TO KNOW WHY THE HOUSING MARKET IS SO COMPETITIVE? LOOK AT THIS ONE METRIC. Here's what to know about the housing market. Continue reading . It’s little secret that inflation INFLATION WORSENED LAST MONTH, HITTING ANOTHER 40-YEAR HIGH Consumer prices surged at a 7.9% annual pace in February, led by gas, food, and shelter costs, adding to pressure on the Fed to tighten monetary policy. Continue reading currently poses a significant headwind to households, businesses, and the broader economy. The Consumer Price Index, which represents the average price of a basket of consumer goods and services, increased nearly 8% from February 2021 to February 2022. (Since January 1948, the year-over-year change in the CPI has averaged 3.48%, including double-digit YOY growth in the 1970s and 1980s.) As the rate of growth in the CPI Continue reading Long Read -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- More from News Corp * Realtor.com Looking to buy your first home? You’ve come to the right place. * Mansion Global Designing a Coffee or Wet Bar for the Bedroom * MarketWatch GE CEO Larry Culp agrees to pay cut after shareholder protest * Financial News London BlackRock says bullish China outlook under review: ‘We have questions now’ * PENTA 400-Year-Old Iranian Carpet Once Owned by the Rothschild Family Heads to Auction Close NIELSEN STOCK IS SOARING ON A REPORT OF A BUYOUT Nielsen Holdings has struggled as a public company, but a possible buyout by a consortium that incudes activist investor Elliott Investment Management could bring some relief. From To Message SEND An error has occurred, please try again later. Thank you This article has been sent to Privacy Notice Cookie Notice Do Not Sell My Personal Information Copyright Policy Data Policy Your Ad Choices Subscriber Agreement & Terms of Use Barron's Archive Corporate Subscriptions Manage Notifications Copyright ©2022 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Barron's Copyright ©2022 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. Distribution and use of this material are governed by our Subscriber Agreement and by copyright law. For non-personal use or to order multiple copies, please contact Dow Jones Reprints at 1-800-843-0008 or visit www.djreprints.com.