Photographer Annie Leibovitz has won an extension on a $24 million loan in a financial dispute that threatened her rights to her famous images. ...more

September 11, 2009

A New York finance company that lent celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz $24 million has filed a lawsuit charging that she reneged on the deal. ...more

July 31, 2009

Energy-starved Nicaragua is turning to wind as it tries to reduce its dependence on oil-based power. ...more

December 26, 2008

Accentia Biopharmaceuticals, the Tampa-based drug development company, has filed for bankruptcy protection while it tries to cut costs and seek additional financing. ...more

November 11, 2008

Wall Street joined stock markets around the world in a huge sell-off Friday, sending major market indexes to their lowest levels in more than five years on the belief that a punishing economic recession is at hand. A grim outlook from electronics maker Sony helped trigger the selling, and another bleak forecast from the automaker Daimler added momentum to the drop. ...more

October 25, 2008

A central Florida businessman whose private equity fund owned several payroll processing firms has been accused of stealing $182 million in taxes from thousands of small-business clients. ...more

August 8, 2008

Guess who holds your mortgage now? It's your friendly neighborhood hedge fund. Dozens of hedge funds, private equity groups and other investors have plunged into the beaten-down mortgage market in recent months, buying tens of thousands of distressed loans and foreclosed properties around the country. ...more

July 31, 2008

Art is hot. Despite turmoil in the financial markets, there are no signs the art market is softening. ...more

December 26, 2007

Development Will Work Regarding "Hyde Park Village's Prospects Unclear" (Metro, Dec. 15); ...more

December 20, 2007