Economy

Third-grader Kassim West last July at Walter G. Smith Elementary School, one of more than 20 Philadelphia public schools that closed at the end of the school year.

Kids Pay The Price In Fight Over Fixing Philadelphia Schools

8:58am November 22, 2013

by Claudio Sanchez

One of the nation's largest school systems has been pushed to the brink of insolvency. Not long ago, Philadelphia was touted as a "laboratory of innovation," a promising model for urban public education. But something went wrong. So who is responsible for the district's descent into academic and financial ruin?

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Economy

Downtown University Campus to Anchor Greensboro Development on South Elm

7:00am November 22, 2013

This week, a parcel of land on South Elm Street in Greensboro was identified as the site of the future downtown university campus, which will provide a collaborative

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What A Bitcoin Political Debut Could Mean For Transparency

7:28pm November 20, 2013

by Peter Overby

The Federal Election Commission is expected to vote Thursday on a proposal to allow virtual currency contributions to political action committees.

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Economy

Triad Tradition Continues With the Festival of Lights in Tanglewood Park

5:31pm November 20, 2013

by Keri Brown

One of the largest holiday light shows in the state is about to get underway.

The authors of the Affordable Care Act included ways to offset the anticipated cost of subsidies.

How The Affordable Care Act Pays For Insurance Subsidies

3:44pm November 19, 2013

by John Ydstie

The health care law is helping low- and middle-income Americans pay for their insurance. Where does that money come from? In part, it is a matter of the well-off helping pay for those who have less. But that's not the full answer.

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Economy

Food Banks Could Struggle to Fill Need in Wake of Food Stamp Cuts

9:00pm November 17, 2013

The Clemmons Food Pantry began nine years ago as a Sunday school project. Now it's an independent non-profit serving all of Forsyth County from a 1,000 square-foot storefront in Meadowbrook Mall.

Kathy Kovak has been a volunteer at the pantry since 2006.

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Robert Shiller and Eugene Fama shared this year's Nobel Memorial Prize.

Economy

What's A Bubble?

1:58pm November 17, 2013

by David Kestenbaum

Two Nobel laureates disagree on a basic economic question: Is it possible to reliably spot bubbles before they burst?

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A Lyft driver in San Francisco drops off a passenger as a taxi passes by. The smartphone app lets city dwellers hitch rides from strangers.

For Ridesharing Apps Like Lyft, Commerce Is A Community

7:34pm November 14, 2013

by Sonari Glinton

Services where regular people use their cars to take passengers to their destinations have found a foothold in the smartphone age. And for many participating in this sharing economy, the appeal is in more than just the cost savings or convenience.

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Economy

Rural Counties Weigh Economic Development Options

7:04pm November 14, 2013

The Piedmont Triad Partnership began as an economic development tool to market the Triad to prospective businesses both domestically and internationally.

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Senate Panel To Hear From Fed Chief Nominee Janet Yellen

6:53am November 14, 2013

by John Ydstie

The first woman to be nominated to head the Federal Reserve takes the witness chair on Capitol Hill Thursday morning for her confirmation hearing. Janet Yellen's challenge will be to reassure her Democratic supporters that she's focused on job creation, while convincing at least a few Republicans that she'll keep inflation in check.

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