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Economy & Policy
Here Are America’s 5 Most Miserable States
And the happiest
The State That’s Beginning to Wish It Never Got Rich
Oil has brought great wealth and the nation’s lowest unemployment rate to North Dakota. Soaring homelessness, crime, and housing prices have come along for the ride.
Snow Removal This Winter Is Costing Your Town a Fortune
We have a lot more winter—and potentially lots more brutal cold, snow, and ice—to go through before the arrival of spring. The problem is many states and towns have already run through a season’s worth of the money and …
Another Electronics Retail Chain Bites the Dust
In yet another sign indicating the days of the big-box store model could be numbered, the plug is being pulled on a well-known retail chain that’s been a mainstay in the Midwest for six decades.
Three Former Barclays Employees Charged With Fixing Interest Rate
The investigation into the bank’s ex-employees is a new chapter in the Libor probe
Crippling Blow for Labor Union at Volkswagen Plant
United Autoworkers fail to organize union-friendly Volkswagen plant in Tennessee
The 10 Richest Presidents in American History
Number one is a huge shocker
Even If Janet Yellen Is Wrong About the Economy, She Is Right About Fed Policy
Janet Yellen’s first testimony on Capitol Hill was a resounding success. She was poised, confident in her decisions, and clear about her intentions at the Federal Reserve. But it was not so much what she said as what was …
Despite Slowdown, the Cult of Luxury Grows in China
How the government’s anti-corruption campaign could squelch the Chinese luxury market
America’s Gargantuan Share of Global Wealth, in One Map
How the wealth of 50 US states measures up to 50 nations
10 Cities Where Violent Crime Is Soaring
No. 1 may surprise you