Heavy storms punched an eight-foot hole in the lobby ceiling of the Fontainebleau hotel in Miami, just months after it opened after a $500 million rennovation. ...more

June 7, 2009

When (oh when!) will the people and government of the United States learn the basic facts of personal and national economic life? ...more

March 30, 2009

The lack of concrete data on which facilities were emitting greenhouse gases and how much they were spewing into the atmosphere led to a major flaw in the European Union's cap-and-trade system: the over-allocation of pollution permits to industry. This mistake led to the collapse of the carbon market. Thanks to action taken by the Environmental Protection Agency this month, the United States will not make the same mistake. ...more

March 28, 2009

President Barack Obama says he cannot "govern out of anger" just because of public outrage over bonuses paid at financial institutions kept afloat by taxpayer dollars. ...more

March 23, 2009

free Italian ice, courtesy of Rita's Franchise Co. ...more

March 20, 2009

The Democratic-led House overwhelmingly approved a bill today to slap punishing taxes on big employee bonuses from AIG and other firms bailed out by taxpayers. The vote was 328-93. "We want our money back and we want our money back now for the taxpayers," said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. ...more

March 19, 2009

The University of Florida men's basketball team watched the NCAA Tournament selection show Sunday just like all the others. ...more

March 17, 2009

The number of new housing projects that builders broke ground on in February rose sharply, defying economists' forecasts for yet another drop in activity. ...more

March 17, 2009

On their way to the Union train station to welcome home his mother and dad, 9-year-old Sam Gibbons and his aunt came upon a frenzied crowd outside Citizens Bank & Trust. ...more

March 15, 2009

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett had some sage advice for Washington the other day. ...more

March 15, 2009