SPRINT CUP PREVIEW: RACE NO. 15 - MICHIGAN NASCAR doesn't race on Mother's Day (although there is now a race the Saturday night before), but Father's Day is always on the schedule. Once again, it's 2-mile Michigan International Speedway and Sunday's LifeLock 400. Carl Edwards and Kurt Busch were last year's winners at Michigan. Tribune motor sports writer Tony Fabrizio takes a look at what's topical this weekend. ...more

June 13, 2008

One of NASCAR's most storied race teams gave up majority control Wednesday when a private equity firm took over Petty Enterprises. ...more

June 12, 2008

A normal U.S. economy is likely to look a lot different, and worse, after the credit crisis is over and financial markets settle down. ...more

May 20, 2008

Flush with hundreds of billions of dollars, China Inc. is still having trouble investing abroad, running into foreign security worries as it tries to acquire companies and resources. ...more

February 22, 2008

Yahoo Inc. is discussing a possible Internet partnership with media conglomerate News Corp., its latest effort to repel Microsoft Corp.'s takeover bid or pry a better offer from the unsolicited suitor, a person familiar with the situation said Wednesday. ...more

February 14, 2008

Things may look bleak for Florida's public university system, where schools are slashing budgets and laying off workers because of a tight state budget. ...more

February 12, 2008

In the wake of federal and state investigations into the company and a stock market free-fall, WellCare Health Plans chief executive Todd Farha and two other executives resigned Friday. ...more

January 26, 2008

WellCare Health Plans' top three executives have resigned, three months after the company's Tampa headquarters was raided by federal agents. ...more

January 25, 2008

A boiler explosion on the cruise ship SS Norway that killed eight crew members in 2003 was likely caused by Norwegian Cruise Line's improper operation, maintenance and inspection of the steam chamber, federal investigators said. ...more

January 12, 2008

An Indian car maker that will unveil the world's cheapest car next week soon may produce two of the world's premier brands as well. ...more

January 4, 2008