Tampa-based electric and natural gas utility owner Teco Energy Inc. said Friday its fourth-quarter profit tumbled 87 percent from a year-ago period boosted by a one-time gain, as the Florida market continued to slow. ...more

February 6, 2009

Hit hard by the likely recession and credit crisis, boat dealership chain MarineMax Inc. lost $11.1 million in its most recent quarter and saw its sales fall nearly 50 percent. ...more

November 11, 2008

Starbucks Corp. is experimenting with a cup of coffee for its stores that would add a new, premium product to help fight the first drop in U.S. customer visits in its 37-year history. ...more

February 15, 2008

For millions of people in the developing world, Tata Motors' new $2,500 four-door subcompact - the world's cheapest car - may yield a transportation revolution with as great an impact as Henry Ford's Model T, which rolled off an assembly line a century ago. ...more

January 11, 2008

An Indian car maker that will unveil the world's cheapest car next week soon may produce two of the world's premier brands as well. ...more

January 4, 2008

The parent company of Outback Steakhouse is looking to sell restaurant chains that don't have the potential to become a "big deal," company chairman Chris Sullivan told a crowd of investment bankers Wednesday. ...more

November 29, 2007

Why are thousands of millionaires lining up for the right to plunk down as much as $459,000, plus annual dues of up to $35,000, just for a few weeks of access to vacation homes? ...more

October 17, 2007