Feb. Could Be Worst Month Yet For Jobless Claims WASHINGTON (AP) - February is shaping up to be another brutal month of job losses: The number of laid-off workers receiving unemployment benefits hit an all-time high of nearly 5 million, and new jobless claims are at levels not seen since the early 1980s. ...more

February 22, 2009

The U.S. Postal Service is asking if the city would be interested in buying its downtown facility at 301 W. Reynolds St. or an adjoining parking lot. ...more

February 20, 2009

The number of laid-off workers receiving unemployment benefits has jumped to an all-time high near 5 million while new jobless claims remain well above 600,000. Both figures were worse than expected and new projections from the Federal Reserve show unemployment rising for the rest of this year. ...more

February 20, 2009

The Dow Jones industrial average tumbled to its lowest close in more than six years on Thursday as sharp declines in key financial shares led the market lower. ...more

February 19, 2009

Home prices in Pasco and Hernando counties have dropped nearly 40 percent since the peak of the housing boom, according to a report released Tuesday. ...more

February 11, 2009

Home prices in Pasco and Hernando counties have dropped nearly 40 percent since the peak of the housing boom, according to a report released this morning. ...more

February 10, 2009

We all know Suncoast home prices have tumbled, but this hurts: The area lost $35.6 billion in home value in 2008, according a report released this morning from Seattle-based Zillow.com. ...more

February 6, 2009

We all know Bay area home prices have tumbled, but this hurts: The Tampa-St. Petersburg metro area lost $35.6 billion in home value in 2008, according to a report released Tuesday morning by Seattle-based Zillow.com. ...more

February 5, 2009

Kids on both sides of the Atlantic are smoking less pot and going out less often with friends at night, a study of 15-year-olds in 30 countries found. The double declines occurred in the United States, Canada and mostly European countries from 2002 to 2006. The trends are likely related, since other research has found that kids who spend many evenings out are more likely to smoke dope than homebodies. ...more

February 3, 2009

We all know Bay area home prices have tumbled, but this hurts: The Tampa-St. Petersburg area lost $35.6 billion in home value in 2008, according a report released this morning from Seattle-based Zillow.com. ...more

February 3, 2009