For a few years it seemed that Americans were moving to the cities, but now the trends are toward the suburbs once again. Long-turn trends favor suburbs even more. THE SHARING ECONOMY One reason is the rise of Uber and other ride-sharing services. Uber helps users virtually everywhere, but in cities there are subways and buses and walking might …

  British Prime Minister Theresa May announced during the ruling Conservative party’s annual meeting on Sunday that the UK will start the Brexit process before April 2017. There has been mounting pressure on her to expedite the departure from the European Union. Since she assumed office, May had been playing her cards close to her chest — being quite ambiguous …

  It seems like forever we’ve been hearing about the decline of the Rust Belt, and people migrating to the West Coast. But why? Why did manufacturing decline in the Midwest? Why are rents so high in California, and house prices surging in the Pacific Northwest? Why does the U.S. population continue to move slowly from East to West? Part …