Business

The Motor City's population collapsed as manufacturing jobs disappeared.

The business of publishing and selling books will continue its radical change. But some things are eternal.

They might not employ most lawyers, but the large corporate firms now struggling for survival were driving force behind the legal hiring boom.

The University That Runs on Oats

University campuses can be the size of small cities"“and require the same amount of energy. That's why they're leading the way in energy innovation.

One of the ways the Obama administration, as well as many administrations before it, cheat American workers is an institutionalized duplicity about worker employment figures.

Steve Cohen's Worst Nightmare: Keeping His Hands Off Rich People’s Money

The longrunning insider trading investigation of Stephen A. Cohen and his hedge fund, SAC Capital, has finally come to a head.

Here's how the Motor City got here, and where bankruptcy could take it

Thanks to health reform, insurance premiums are plummeting in New York. That's some desperately needed good news for the bill's supporters.

A fascinating new paper argues that a J.D. is worth $1 million over the course of a career, and that the recession hasn't dampened its value. But don't go racing for your LSAT prep book just yet.

Coburn the inflation hawk takes on Coburn the deficit hawk

Here’s Why JP Morgan Is Being Accused of Enron-Style Shenanigans

A little-known U.S. agency is trying to wring $500 million out of JP Morgan. What the FERC?!

One last word (for now) on sports and the cable bundle

The debt has already been stabilized for the next 10 years

Yes, college prices have skyrocketed. But students are also paying fewer of their own dollars towards tuition than 20 years ago. Why?

Cable TV isn't a "sports tax." Or an AMC tax. Or a History Channel tax. It's an entertainment flat tax.

But American Girl Dolls are in

The Secret to Higher Earnings for Women: Marry Poor

For working women, what’s the secret to higher earnings? Marry poor. A large and sustained drop in income is highly correlated with having children and a high-earning husband.

Maybe most McDonald's workers don't make a career of fast food today. But will that be true in 10 or 15 years?

Recorded books are now a billion-dollar business, which Amazon dominates perhaps like none other.

In a financial planning guide for its workers, the company accidentally illustrates precisely how impossible it is to scrape by on a fast food paycheck.