Caroline Petrow-Cohen

A decline of 1% in cargo to Port of LA and Long Beach would wipe away 2,769 jobs and endanger as many as 4,000 others, report @RaineyTime @cpetrowcohen. Cargo could drop 35% in next 2 weeks. latimes.com/business/story…

While hundreds of working immigrants are being detained in Los Angeles, so far their employers have been spared. I took a look at why for @latimes: latimes.com/business/story…

“I have never in my life bought or leased a car for political reasons,” one Tesla driver told me. “Now I feel like I want to get rid of one for political reasons.” For @latimes: latimes.com/business/story…

What will the Eaton fire mean for Edison’s bottom line? @cpetrowcohen takes a look: latimes.com/business/story…

Though he has Elon Musk in his corner, Trump took aim at the electric vehicle industry on his first day in office with an executive order that revoked Biden-era supports and incentives. For @latimes: latimes.com/business/story…

Good explainer for the 92,000 who had to evacuate during the California fires: I was forced to evacuate my home. Do I still need to pay my mortgage, rent, utility bills? latimes.com/business/story… by @cpetrowcohen and Andrew Khouri

In 2018, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West credited private firefighters for saving their $60 million Los Angeles area home during a wildfire. For @latimes, I found out what kinds of private firefighters are on the fire lines now: latimes.com/business/story…

If you lost your home or business in the wildfires, here’s what to do next: latimes.com/business/story… Important service journalism from my colleagues @byandreachang and @cpetrowcohen

I watched humanoid robots wearing shirts and suspenders serve drinks and dance to techno so I could write this story for @latimes: latimes.com/business/story…

Major chains CVS, Walgreens and Rite Aid are all closing locations across the country. "We are 'over-pharmacied' as a society," one expert said: latimes.com/business/story…

Jim Kingsley of Orange County likened the budget-friendly airline Southwest to In-N-Out Burger. “They’re not trying to offer all the things everybody else offers,” he said, “but they get the quality right and it’s a good value.” My latest for @latimes: latimes.com/business/story…

I remember Skechers making waves in the early 2000's for shape-ups and twinkle toes. I wrote about how the brand is doing now as Nike stumbles: latimes.com/business/story…

I've spent enough time in L.A. traffic to notice personal injury law firm billboards literally everywhere I looked. I found out why for @latimes: latimes.com/california/sto…