Bike Share

Living close to a bike-sharing system directly results in an increase to a home's property value, a new study shows.

• By Wes Judd

After a week of reporting and writing on booms and busts—everything from the economy of big oil boomtowns to the growth of the mental-health counseling field—Jamie Wiebe considers five of the biggest booms—and five of the biggest busts—of the past year.

• By Jamie Wiebe