HSN profit rises on slower sales St. Petersburg-based retailer HSN saw split results between its TV and catalog business in the company's most recent financial quarter. Amid a difficult retail environment, HSN sales decreased less than 1 percent to $467 million, and sales in the company's Cornerstone catalog business fell 13 percent to $174.2 million in the third quarter of 2009, compared with $201.3 million in the previous year. The company saw growth in unit shipments and sales online. ...more

November 13, 2009

Windows 7 is released Microsoft Corp. finally got its chance to reboot its reputation Thursday, launching a new edition of Windows that it hopes will encourage more PC buyers to get back into stores. ...more

October 23, 2009

Cruise operator Carnival Corp. said increased summer bookings from last-minute getaway seekers combined with falling fuel costs to help it beat third-quarter profit forecasts. ...more

September 23, 2009

The "happiest place on Earth" got a little pricier this week. ...more

August 4, 2009

Helped by a lightened debt load, Ford Motor Co. posted a surprise second-quarter profit of $2.3 billion Thursday, after the worst loss in company history a year earlier. Shares rose 9 percent in afternoon trading. ...more

July 24, 2009

Best Buy Co. Inc. reported Tuesday that its first-quarter profit fell 15 percent - even as Circuit City, a key competitor, closed the last of its stores - because recession-weary shoppers were still limiting big-ticket purchases. ...more

June 17, 2009

Mall adding 5 new tenants International Plaza is welcoming five new stores and restaurants this year, the Tampa mall announced Wednesday. ...more

April 30, 2009

Allegiant Adds Mississippi Flight Allegiant Air will begin round-trip service on April 1 between St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport and Gulfport/Biloxi International Airport in Mississippi. The airline's flights, which will use 150-seat MD-83 aircraft, will be included in travel packages with the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino. ...more

March 4, 2009

Tech Data Corp., an information technology products distributor, said Tuesday its fourth-quarter profit jumped 17 percent, topping Wall Street forecasts despite falling sales. ...more

March 3, 2009

Even perennially strong Publix Super Markets Inc. is feeling the recession's pinch, with profit falling 20 percent in the fourth quarter and by 8 percent for all of 2008. ...more

March 3, 2009