Donations of books and recorded music and/or videos are being sought by the Friends of the Town 'N Country Regional Library for its Bargain Street Bookstore. ...more

September 23, 2009

The world's largest consumer products maker is finding that "new and improved" is still good but "lower price" is working better. ...more

September 11, 2009

The price of gasoline in Florida rose by nearly a dime a gallon this past week, possibly propelled by a rise in wholesale prices since late July. ...more

August 11, 2009

Tampa native Gary Sheffield would prefer to continue his career with his hometown team after his surprising release by the Tigers today, but it wouldn't appear the Rays have any room for him. ...more

March 31, 2009

Home prices fell in nearly nine out of every 10 U.S. cities in the fourth quarter of last year as low-cost foreclosures flooded the market and the housing market's decline spread nationwide. ...more

February 13, 2009

The economic realities of the present moment are stark: the nation's financial system has been teetering on the brink of disaster; businesses are finding it nearly impossible to borrow money; people are having trouble finding the money to buy houses and many of the people who have houses are finding it difficult to keep up with mortgage payments; the unemployment rate is rising; the revenue from taxes and fees governments rely on is coming in way below the estimates of only a few months ago. ...more

November 22, 2008

Wall Street suffered through another extraordinary and traumatic session Monday, with the Dow Jones industrials plunging as much as 800 points - their largest one-day point drop - before recovering to close with a loss of 370. The catalyst for the selling, which also took the Dow below 10,000 for the first time in four years, was investors' growing despair that the spreading credit crisis will take a heavy toll around the world. ...more

October 6, 2008

PORT RICHEY -- Look at the entrances of just about any neighborhood these days. Look at all the signs - "Garage sale," "Yard sale," "Moving sale" - not to mention all the signs desperately hawking homes for sale or rent. ...more

July 26, 2008

One of the beauties of eBay is that even though buyers and sellers don't know each other or might not even be on the same continent, they can feel comfortable in their exchange because of a feature called "feedback." ...more

February 18, 2008

Defenseman Matt Smaby was sent down Friday, but it doesn't mean he's out of the Lightning's plans. ...more

October 27, 2007