Hit hard by the credit crisis and likely recession, boat dealership chain MarineMax Inc. reported a multimillion-dollar loss and saw its sales fall nearly 50 percent. ...more

November 12, 2008

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

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

Now that American taxpayers have committed hundreds of billions of dollars to save the banking system, it's appropriate to assess what they are getting for their investment. ...more

November 1, 2008

PNC Financial Services Group said Friday that it is acquiring National City Corp. for $5.58 billion in one of the first concrete signs of how banks could use fresh investments from a government bailout program. ...more

October 25, 2008

The number of homeowners ensnared in the foreclosure crisis grew by more than 70 percent in the third quarter of this year compared with the same period in 2007, according to data released Thursday. ...more

October 23, 2008

The Federal Reserve on Tuesday introduced a program to finance the purchases of assets from money market mutual funds as the government continued to search for ways to battle a severe credit crisis. ...more

October 22, 2008

As world financial markets continue to roil, credit card users may see higher fees, higher interest rates and lower credit limits. Credit card companies are raising rates as high and often as possible in response to the credit crisis, credit counselor Harold Stephenson says. ...more

October 16, 2008

Morgan Stanley got a much-needed cash infusion on Monday, raising $9 billion by selling preferred shares to the Japanese bank Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. ...more

October 14, 2008

General Motors and Chrysler, bruised by the severe industry downturn, have held preliminary discussions about combining operations, including a full-scale merger, according to people familiar with the talks. ...more

October 12, 2008