Business
Berkshire Posts Gain in Profits, Boosted by U.S. Treasury Holdings
Warren E. Buffett, the famed investor known for his enthusiasm for undervalued stocks and businesses, is feeling bullish these days about…
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Southern California Wildfires (Jan 2025)
Business
California’s FAIR Plan Gets $1 Billion Bailout After L.A. Fires
California’s home insurance plan of last resort, designed for people who can’t get coverage on the private market, does not have enough…
Business
How GoFundMe Became a $250 Million Lifeline After the L.A. Fires
During a news conference four day after the fires began, Kathryn Barger, the chair of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, said…
News
Southern California Edison Found Irregularities on Equipment Where Eaton Fire Broke Out
On Jan. 19, almost two weeks after the Eaton fire broke out near Altadena, Calif., technicians for Southern California Edison began…
Lifestyle
As the Los Angeles Wildfires Continue, Restaurants Rise Up
A few weeks ago, I had dinner at LaSorted’s in Chinatown, eating pizza and drinking wine with my husband while our toddler gnawed at a…
News
The Cost of Surviving a Wildfire
Some losses are incalculable. For Ms. Lavasani, it’s the photo albums of her two daughters, Xena and Rezvon, both now grown, that she…
News
Economic Toll of Los Angeles Fires Goes Far Beyond Destroyed Homes
After decades of mounting damage from climate-fueled natural disasters, researchers have compiled many misery-filled data sets that trace…
News
California’s Insurance System Faces Crucial Test as Wildfire Losses Mount
It’s too soon to know how the Los Angeles fires will change life in California, but it may heavily depend on the answer to a single…
Business
California Fires Lead to Prices Hikes on Some L.A. Rentals
Laura Kate Jones, a real estate agent in Los Angeles, is trying to find an apartment for a client whose Pacific Palisades home turned to…
Politics
How Outlets on the Left and Right Have Covered the Los Angeles Wildfires
As deadly wildfires raged across Southern California this week, conservative and liberal media outlets reported similarly on the level of…