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

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. ...more

February 2, 2009

Bargain hunters may be snatching up distressed existing homes, but they still seem skittish of new homes, according to a report released Thursday from the U.S. Commerce Department. ...more

January 30, 2009

Massive deficits could force the post office to cut out one day of mail delivery, the postmaster general told Congress on Wednesday, in asking lawmakers to lift the requirement that the agency deliver mail six days a week. If the change happens, that doesn't necessarily mean an end to Saturday mail delivery. Previous post office studies have looked at the possibility of skipping some other day when mail flow is light, such as Tuesday. ...more

January 29, 2009