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California has become the world's fifth largest economy — and the New York Times examines how "all of that money pouring in to California’s tech and entertainment industries produces a big wealth effect."
An eye-popping stat: "Apple ... brought in more revenue in its latest fiscal year — $229 billion — than the entire economic output of Wyoming, five times over."