It doesn't take much to get a dog to wag his tail - a pat on the head, a kind word, a run or a walk in the fresh air. ...more

January 10, 2008

Housing construction fell in November with single-family activity dropping to the lowest level in more than 16 years. Analysts said the recession in housing showed no signs of a turnaround. ...more

December 19, 2007

Keep your eye on the trenches. The first three months of the NFL season are reserved for the quarterbacks and their prima donna receivers, filling highlight reels with great throws and fingertip catches. ...more

December 17, 2007

U.S. economic growth will slow to 1 percent in the fourth quarter as consumer spending cools and the housing slump enters its third year, a survey showed. ...more

December 12, 2007

Miami-based Lennar Corp. on Tuesday walked away from developments planned for Pasco, Hillsborough and five other Florida counties. The troubled builder sold 8,300 homesites to Tampa-based Metro Development Group for an undisclosed sum. ...more

December 4, 2007

Because Andreas Karlsson knew where he stood last season with the Lightning, he wasn't as bitter as he might have been about sitting for long stretches. ...more

September 16, 2007

Homeowners struggling to deal with sharp increases in their adjustable mortgage payments got hit with a record number of foreclosure notices in the spring as the crisis in subprime lending intensified. ...more

September 7, 2007

Fred Thompson had one central strategic goal as he formally began his presidential campaign on Thursday: to win over conservatives who are disheartened at their current choice of Republican candidates by positioning himself as the ideological and stylistic heir of Ronald Reagan. ...more

September 7, 2007