Customers of Tampa Electric Co. and Progress Energy Florida, the biggest power providers in the Bay area, have been given a slight reprieve from rising electric bills next year. ...more

October 14, 2008 |

TAMPA - Customers of Tampa Electric Co. and Progress Energy Florida, the biggest power providers in the Bay area, have been given a slight reprieve from rising electric bills next year. ...more

October 13, 2008 |

Less than two months into the job in the oilfields of West Texas, Brandon Garrett was sliced in half by a motorized spool of steel cable as he and co-workers struggled to get a drilling rig up and running. ...more

September 11, 2008 |

Every day, we are bombarded with information about the skyrocketing costs of oil and gasoline, and the impact they have on our economy and personal finances. ...more

August 14, 2008 |

Jobless Claims Jump As Housing Market Gets Weaker WASHINGTON (AP) - Two cornerstones of the economy - jobs and housing - sank to new depths Thursday, with unemployment claims bolting higher and home prices recording one of their steepest drops on record. ...more

July 27, 2008 |

I never thought I'd have to come to this, defending Phil Gramm on anything. ...more

July 21, 2008 |

Customers of Tampa Electric Co. should brace themselves for a hefty increase in their monthly electric bill next year. ...more

July 19, 2008 |

Electric bills for customers of Tampa Electric could jump 22.3 percent beginning next year thanks to a sharp increase in the utility's fuel costs, the company announced today. ...more

July 18, 2008 |

Wall Street shot higher Thursday, extending its rally into a second session as tumbling energy prices bolstered an already upbeat mood that followed stronger-than-expected quarterly reports from big names such as JPMorgan Chase and United Technologies. The Dow Jones industrial average rose more than 200 points, bringing its two-day advance to more than 480. ...more

July 18, 2008 |

As energy prices soar and cause good jobs to leave our state and country for places where energy is affordable, Congress will soon consider whether to modify outdated and damaging prohibitions on domestic energy production. ...more

June 11, 2008 |