General Motors is edging closer to running out of money, as slumping sales and deteriorating economic conditions drove the automaker to a larger-than-expected loss of $4.2 billion in the third quarter, excluding a one-time gain. ...more

November 8, 2008

As expected, a dismal retail economy clipped sales and profits at St. Petersburg-based retailer HSN Inc. ...more

November 7, 2008

As expected, a dismal retail economy clipped sales and profits at St. Petersburg-based retailer HSN Inc. HSN's television sales division remained relatively steady, with sales of $471 million during the quarter ended Sept. 30, up 4 percent from the same quarter a year before, with the average purchase price up 4 percent. ...more

November 6, 2008

Employers nationwide have readjusted their hiring projections as economic conditions continue to worsen, and the news isn't good for local college graduates. ...more

October 26, 2008

Employers nationwide have readjusted their hiring projections as economic conditions continue to worsen, and the news isn't good for local college graduates. ...more

October 24, 2008

Obamahood: Take From Rich, Give To Poor Welfare, corruption, deceit and fraud: The presidential election of 2008! ...more

October 19, 2008

When the Legislature voted in May 2007 to create the Tampa Bay Area Regional Transit Authority, state Sen. Mike Fasano, R-New Port Richey, hailed the move as a "tremendous victory" for the Suncoast. TBARTA, he predicted at the time, will "have a huge impact in addressing our transportation needs." Barely 18 months later, getting TBARTA into a state in which it can do anything about the transportation problems in Pasco, Pinellas, Hillsborough and four other counties in west-central Florida is proving a difficult task. ...more

October 18, 2008

Tampa International Airport in September experienced its worst decline of passenger traffic since November 2001, two months after the Sept. 11 attacks, an airport report issued Friday said. ...more

October 11, 2008

Tampa International Airport in September experienced its worst decline of passenger traffic since November 2001, two months after the 9/11 attacks, an airport report issued Friday said. ...more

October 10, 2008

Shares of Toyota Motor Corp. plunged Wednesday following a major business daily report that Toyota's operating profit would fall 40 percent this fiscal year through March. ...more

October 9, 2008