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A neuro-economist explains the latte dilemma: Are you really gonna pay $4 for...
We keep hearing that the health of the economy is all tied up with how comfortable we are in parting with our cash. But how do consumers make their decisions about what to buy-- for instance, whether...
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Chicago marathon - bonanza or blip?
Here in Chicago, the local economy gets a boost next weekend, when tens of thousands of runners lace up for the 34th annual Chicago Marathon. Bank of America, the marathon sponsor, says the race means...
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Rich dog, poor dog: Foreclosures fill animal shelters while high-end pet...
When people lose their jobs—and their homes—things like food and vet care for their animals start to look less like priorities.At the Animal Welfare League in suburban Chicago Ridge, behind doors...
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Venture: Does this salad make me look skinny?
Your life is a tapestry of decisions: where you live, where you work, who you love, what you buy. And even what you eat. If you're trying to watch your weight, Alexander Chernev has some bad news for...
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Venture: Chicago author Bethany McLean peels apart the financial crisis
We'll find out this week how fast the U.S. economy has been growing - and that's important news for all of us - whether you're President Obama or someone looking for a job. The Occupy protests have...
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Venture: Flipping houses in a post-bubble world
The real estate market is moribund. Prices have plummeted. So who knew that people were still making big bucks from flipping properties?Turns out, speculators have found new ways to profit amid the...
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Venture: Loyola students dive deep into business
On Tuesday we’ll find out how enthusiastically consumers have been shopping, and that has big implications for the economy as a whole, especially in this make-or-break holiday season.For college...
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Venture: What happens to newsstands as ink-on-paper declines?
The newsstand at Main Street and Chicago Avenue in north-suburban Evanston is small but iconic—packed with magazines from all over, thousands of titles in all. “If you want to get a magazine in...
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The Mirage: A fake tavern that exposed real corruption, ten bucks at a time
As a young reporter at the Chicago Tribune in the early 1970s, Pam Zekman had repeatedly asked her editors to buy her a tavern. Then she went across the street to the Sun-Times, and she found an...
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Straight outa Dilbert: Could a robot go to meetings for you?
My to-do list for 2012: Create invention. Change the world. Get rich.The invention: A robot that goes to meetings for you. Changing the world: In addition to freeing up a load of time, this invention...
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