Gas prices? We'll stay home. Presidential race? We still have five more months of that to go. Deepening recession? Break out the credit cards. ...more

May 30, 2008

Scathing reviews have followed an announcement by American Airlines that starting June 15, it will charge passengers $15 to check a bag. ...more

May 29, 2008

I should have known: Call people suckers and they'll take offense. A number of folks were either confused or offended when I said recently that we are all suckers - that is, losers - when we use credit to pay for services and goods. ...more

May 25, 2008

Close your eyes, reach into your wallet and try to distinguish between a $1 bill and a $5 bill. Impossible? It's also discriminatory, a federal appeals court says. ...more

May 21, 2008

Consumer borrowing rose in March at the fastest pace in four months, more than double the increase of the previous month. ...more

May 8, 2008

TAMPA - After confiscating items from a burglary suspect, Manatee County deputies are on the lookout for his victims. ...more

May 5, 2008

When the man with the African accent asked for help, University of Tampa senior Sean Collins did what he thought was the right thing. ...more

May 5, 2008

Twenty-seven people hit the streets Saturday, clearing more than 1,000 pounds of trash from Gunn Highway. ...more

February 13, 2008

On the night before the Sept. 11 attacks, Sneha Anne Philip bought three pairs of shoes, bed linens and lingerie at a department store across the street from the World Trade Center. She was never heard from again. ...more

February 2, 2008

Authorities say Sean Welsh attempted to steal almost $80,000 from his mother by using her identity to open nine credit cards and selling her possessions. ...more

January 31, 2008