Darden Restaurants Inc. DRI 0.86 % said Tuesday it plans to separate some of its real-estate assets into a publicly traded real-estate investment trust, while leasing back most of the properties.

It is crucial for BlackBerry BBRY -3.54 % to achieve its goal of $500 million in software revenue this year. But how the company gets there seems at least as important.

ATHENS Greece's leftwing government expressed confidence on Tuesday that parliament would approve a debt deal with lenders, despite an angry reaction from some of its own lawmakers who accused it of caving in to pressure for more austerity.

WASHINGTON A gauge of U.S. business investment spending plans rose in May in a tentative sign of stabilization in the manufacturing sector, which has been weak since the late summer of 2014.

WASHINGTON—Sales of newly built homes rose in May to the highest level since the recession, another sign the housing market is building steam after years of sluggish progress.