Economy
Joe Kummer, president of Propulsive Wing in Elbridge, N.Y., is rooting for having a drone test site in upstate New York. He says it could save him trips to the West Coast to try out new drone prototypes. Ryan Delaney/WRVO hide caption
A "for sale" sign in San Francisco last summer. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
Gasoline prices at a station in Encinitas, Calif., earlier this week. Mike Blake/Reuters /Landov hide caption
Going up: A construction worker at a housing development in San Mateo, Calif., in June 2012. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
The Future Orientation index shows a strong correlation between Internet activity and its gross domestic product. Countries in blue are deemed forward-looking. Suzy Moat and Tobias Preis hide caption
Job seekers came to the ThistleDown Racino and Horseshoe Casino in Warrensvile Hts., Ohio, last month. Chuck Crow/The Plain Dealer /Landov hide caption
Consumer spending rose in 2012, but not by as much as the year before. In December, these shoppers were out and about in Glendale, Calif. Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Looking for work: In Birmingham, Ala., last summer, Jessica McQueen (left) and Ashley Abramson were among those filling out applications at a jobs fair. Joe Songer /Birmingham News /Landov hide caption
A sign of the times in Boca Raton, Fla. (November 2012 file photo.) Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption