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Storm hits both rich and poor
Sally Herships Nov 2, 2012
A natural disaster like Sandy can be devastating whether you're wealthy or just getting by. But the rich could have an easier, faster recovery.
Can a city make money on art?
Shereen Marisol Meraji Nov 1, 2012
Last year's months-long Pacific Standard Time arts event brought almost two million visitors to the city and pumped $280 million into Southern California.
Cities cut taxes in bid to raise revenues
Jeff Tyler Oct 24, 2012
Los Angeles is one of many cities to offer tax breaks and financial incentives to attract new businesses.
Bloomberg moves to extend reach with super PAC
Dan Bobkoff Oct 18, 2012
The New York mayor's new super PAC isn't the first time he's tried to change things nationally and around the world.
South L.A. has mixed feelings about shuttle route
Shereen Marisol Meraji Oct 11, 2012
Organizers say Endeavour's road trip through the neighborhood is an event; some locals and business owners say it's an inconvenience.
New test in New York means new test prep
Sally Herships Oct 9, 2012
New York is revising the gifted and talented student test that pre-schoolers take. The new standardized test means sleepless nights for parents -- and a new demand for test prep.
The haves and the have-nots? Not in Country Knolls
Tracey Samuelson Sep 24, 2012
The through line in this election campaign and in the economy for the past year or so has been a debate about income inequality. According to the Census Bureau, the community of Country Knolls, in upstate New York, is the most income equal in the country.
Google Projected to Beat Facebook in Display Ads, and Why the Tech Giant is in New York
David Brancaccio Sep 27, 2012
You know those online display ads that seem to know where you've shopped on the web recently? Facebook had been making the most money on them, but new forecasts suggest Google will earn the most revenue from display ads this year.
Endeavour space shuttle finds home in Los Angeles
Avishay Artsy Sep 21, 2012
The museum where the Space Shuttle Endeavour will retire is banking on it being a big attraction.
Will New York be next for the fracking-fueled job boom?
Karl Baker Sep 18, 2012
A fracking-fueled job boom has erupted in parts of the U.S. and wages of gas workers have increased. But in New York fracking is banned. That hasn’t stopped an upstate New York school from offering training courses for work in gas fields, because many expect Gov. Andrew Cuomo to lift the ban.
