Richard Fuld had a full-blown anxiety attack when he was named chief executive of Lehman Brothers in 1993, saying later that he stopped breathing for 45 seconds. ...more

September 13, 2008

Cigna Corp. trumped Wall Street expectations with a 37 percent jump in second-quarter profit, but the health insurer's stock fell Friday after it lowered 2008 membership growth expectations and some income guidance. ...more

August 2, 2008

A Clearwater-based consortium has proposed building a sports complex worth more than $40 million on Oakley Boulevard near The Grove shopping mall. ...more

June 22, 2008

Investors weren't at their finest Tuesday. A tsunami of selling drove the Dow Jones average down 464 points, only to bounce back and end the day off 128 points. Big rises and falls continued through the week. ...more

January 27, 2008

Washington Mutual, the nation's largest savings and loan, said Monday that problems in the mortgage and credit markets are forcing it to close offices, lay off more than 3,000 workers and set aside up to $1.6 billion for loan losses in its fourth quarter. ...more

December 11, 2007

In the seven years since CEO Robert Eckert took over Mattel, the world's largest toy maker has gone from struggling with sagging sales and unhappy shareholders to a more profitable company. ...more

September 8, 2007