Blackstone and ESR Target Japan Warehouse Expansion Amid Logistics Boom Aluminum Prices Surge Amid Iran Conflict Squeezing Major US Manufacturers CRE Mergers and Acquisitions Surged in 2025 Signaling Market Consolidation Chinas Demographic Shift Why the Decline May Not Spell Economic Disaster US GDP Growth at 2 Annual Rate in First Quarter Signals Economic Rebound Retail Sales Data Signals Continued Consumer Resilience Physical Crude Premiums Collapse Amid Hormuz Tensions Market Dynamics Shift