Caroline Petrow-Cohen is a Business reporter at the Los Angeles Times and a member of NLGJA, the association of LGBTQ+ journalists. She is a graduate of Duke University, where she studied journalism, English and environmental science and policy. Petrow-Cohen, who grew up in a small town in New Jersey, was a 2023-24 reporting fellow at The Times and previously covered national politics for the Dallas Morning News. When she’s not writing, she enjoys traveling, snowboarding and trying new recipes.
Latest From This Author
Crafts and fabric retailer Joann plans to close around 500 stores, or roughly half its total, as part of its ongoing Chapter 11 bankruptcy process.
The price of a dozen eggs has nearly doubled since last year and hit a record high in January. An outbreak of avian influenza in primarily to blame, experts said.
Edison generates billions of dollars in revenue every year and has a history of passing along the costs of disasters to customers. How will it handle the financial fallout of the Eaton fire remains an open question.
President Trump has threatened to slap tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China. Here are a few imported goods whose prices may be hit first.
The self-driving taxi company Waymo launched in Los Angeles in November, bringing roughly 100 autonomous vehicles to neighborhoods from Santa Monica to West Hollywood.
The budget airline updated its contract agreement with customers to prohibit inadequate clothing, bare feet and offensive attire or tattoos.
With Trump on the warpath against EVs, buyers and sellers in California watch warily as he tries to dismantle Biden-era incentives that supported the industry.
Reps. Maxine Waters and Brad Sherman reintroduce legislation that would require a study assessing the danger wildfires pose and the market for homeowners’ insurance.
After emerging from Chapter 11 bankruptcy last April, the crafts and fabric supplier Joann has filed for bankruptcy again amid sales troubles and inventory challenges.
Amid destructive wildfires and a home insurance crisis in California, the U.S. Small Business Administration is offering loans to those without sufficient coverage.