Battered by the subprime mortgage crisis, Bear Stearns Cos. on Wednesday cut 4 percent of its staff in a move that could prelude a final push by investment banks to cull their ranks before bonuses are handed out. ...more

November 29, 2007

It's been 68 years since the U.S. Supreme Court examined the right to keep and bear arms secured by the Second Amendment. It's been 31 years since the District of Columbia enacted its feckless ban on all functional firearms in the capital. It's been eight months since the second most important court in the country, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, declared the D.C. ban - among the most restrictive in the nation - unconstitutional. The obvious incongruity of those three events will be resolved soon. ...more

November 26, 2007

Even when it was winning most Vioxx lawsuits in the courtroom, the maker of the withdrawn painkiller was losing in other areas, giving Merck & Co. considerable impetus for Friday's $4.85 billion nationwide settlement. ...more

November 10, 2007

The Tampa Bay area isn't known for its leading pharmaceutical companies. But way off the radar, a start-up Tampa company called Sirion Therapeutics has caught the eye of venture capitalists, scoring $75 million in financing, and it has designs on becoming a force in the treatment of eye diseases and conditions. ...more

October 12, 2007

Twenty years ago, a group of civic leaders imagined a way to bring night life and culture to downtown Tampa by building a performing arts center on the banks of the Hillsborough River. ...more

September 24, 2007