Partly inspired by a decade-old U.K. effort, “America: The Story of Us” is an odd construct. On the one hand, there’s a 12-hour history of the United States, which relies heavily on dramatic ...

There's a sustained boom in small business creation in America. We look into what types of new businesses are booming and why this kind of trend has meant economic growth in the past.

America is in a factory boom again. Even a recession may not bring it down this time By Bryan Mena, CNN 6 minute read ... But the good times for the US economy may not last.

A striking feature of the boom is its spread. Traditionally, innovation has been focused in California’s Bay Area and urban dynamos such as Austin and New York.