DETAILS, Business, Page 1 Cost of burial becomes bigger burden for poor. ...more

September 5, 2009

EDITOR'S NOTE There are no stock listings in today's paper because financial markets in the United States were closed for Good Friday. The business page can be found on the back of the Sports section. ...more

April 11, 2009

New figures released Friday by the state paint a bleak picture of Florida's unemployment rate in January: ...more

March 7, 2009

Pay respect to our military personnel this Memorial Day. Also over the holiday weekend, gather with friends and family to share good times, fire up the grill or go on an outing. Ideas: Page 2 ...more

May 24, 2008

Breathe a sigh of relief, folks. Toshiba says the HD DVD media format is going they way of the Betamax, with Sony's Blu-ray discs the victor. ...more

February 20, 2008

The "Digital Age" is coming to our TV sets. Beginning in February 2009, full-power broadcast stations will transmit digital-only signals, meaning that people who get their television programming over an antenna will be out of luck. That's going to mean acquiring new technology to make the switchover, whether that requires a government-issued converter box or a new television set, purchased on your own dime. Unfortunately, Hispanics are nearly twice as likely as whites to be left without television service after the nationwide transition to digital broadcasting next year, according to a new survey. Broken down by race, 8.8 percent of whites would not be ready; 11.7 percent of Asians, 12.4 percent of blacks and 17.3 percent of Hispanics. ...more

February 15, 2008

One recent morning, dozens of elderly and disabled people gathered at Small Loans. Many had borrowed money from Small Loans and turned over their Social Security benefits to pay back the high-interest lender. Now they were waiting for their "allowance" - their monthly check, minus Small Loans' cut. ...more

February 13, 2008

Starbucks is joining AT&T to provide wireless Internet access in most of its U.S. stores. ...more

February 12, 2008

Retailer to open freestanding store at International Plaza in '09 DETAILS, Business, Page 1 ...more

February 9, 2008

Florida regulators cut the daily red snapper catch limit for charter boats Thursday, but rejected shortening the state's snapper fishing season - a compromise intended to save the overfished species with an eye to the economic fears of Panhandle fishermen. ...more

February 8, 2008