Last Friday the U.S. Labor Department announced that nearly 540,000 Americans lost their jobs in April. As bad as that sounds, last month's jobless total was less than most economists had predicted. In fact, it was the lowest increase in joblessness in 14 months. Of late there have been a few other signs that the economy may not be recovering yet but its rate of decline has begun to slow. ...more

May 13, 2009

Billionaires Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger will spend most of Saturday at Berkshire Hathaway's annual meeting dispensing sage advice on finance, the recession and life, and roughly 35,000 people are expected to pack an arena and overflow rooms at a nearby hotel to listen. ...more

April 30, 2009

Consumer confidence in Florida rose in April thanks to flattening housing prices statewide and news the economy has not gotten worse, a University of Florida report released today said. UF's Survey Research Center at the Bureau of Economic and Business Research reported a six-point gain in its consumer confidence index to 71 in April. ...more

April 28, 2009

Ailing from the recession, many U.S. hospitals have had to begin making painful cuts to patient services and laying off staff, as previous cost-cutting hasn't been enough, an industry survey found. ...more

April 27, 2009

I can't believe how some of the media are comparing our current recession to the Great Depression of the 1930s when there were no Social Security checks, no Supplemental Security Income checks, and no unemployment checks. ...more

April 27, 2009

SunTrust Banks Inc., which has received $4.9 billion in federal Troubled Asset Relief Program funds, posted an $815.2 million first-quarter loss it blamed on a goodwill charge and increased reserves for loan losses. ...more

April 24, 2009

SunTrust Banks Inc., which has received $4.9 billion in federal Troubled Asset Relief Program funds, posted an $815.2 million first-quarter loss it blamed on a goodwill charge and increased reserves for loan losses. ...more

April 23, 2009

A month ago, students at Hillsborough High School had nothing positive to say about Positive Park. ...more

April 23, 2009

A fresh injection of federal money will help pay up to $600 toward utility bills for older Pasco County residents struggling to make ends meet during the recession. ...more

April 19, 2009

Please ask Senator Altman to schedule SB 0738 (1.35 percent property tax cap) for a vote in committee and ask him to lead the Senate in putting this ballot initiative before the voters this year. ...more

April 12, 2009