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survey among real estate professionals. Here's your midday brief for Thursday, May 21st. I'm Alexis

Moore for the Wall Street Journal.

Walmart saw strong sales growth in its most recent quarter, reporting that U.S. comparable

sales rose 4.1%. The company cited strong sales in e-commerce and gains from its advertising

business, which helped offset rising fuel costs. Still, Walmart shares fell

this morning. The company largely left its financial expectations for the rest of the year

unchanged, which was a disappointment for some investors. Apartment owners Avalon Bay and Equity

Residential have agreed to merge. The deal creates a multifamily real estate giant

worth more than $50 billion. The combined entity would own more than 180,000 rental apartments

across the country. When the deal closes, Avalon Bay shareholders will own just over 51% of the

company, with equity shareholders owning the rest.

And the Wall Street Journal is exclusively reporting that the Trump administration will award

$2 billion in grants to nine quantum computing companies, including IBM.

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