Pinellas officials had no good news for people who attended a Tuesday night town hall meeting on the county's budget plans for the 2010 fiscal year. ...more

March 4, 2009

Consumers cut back on spending at retail stores for a record fifth straight month in November, another sign the recession that is already the longest in a quarter-century will translate into a dismal holiday shopping season. ...more

December 13, 2008

NEW YORK - Wall Street surged on a burst of optimism Monday, propelling the Dow Jones industrials up more than 400 points on more signs of a reviving credit market and comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. ...more

October 20, 2008

Overseas consumers spent more at McDonald's Corp. in August than Wall Street expected, leading the nation's No. 1 hamburger chain to surprise investors Tuesday by posting a big rise in global same-store sales. ...more

September 10, 2008

U.S. factories saw a surprisingly hefty increase in their orders for big-ticket products in July, reflecting continued strength in export sales and a boost to business investment from the government's tax stimulus package. ...more

August 28, 2008

Wholesale inflation surged in July, leaving prices for the past year rising at the fastest pace in 27 years, according to government data released Tuesday. ...more

August 20, 2008

FedEx Corp. reported a fourth-quarter loss Wednesday and offered a gloomy outlook as it wrestles with a slumping U.S. economy beset by soaring fuel costs and falling prices for homes. ...more

June 19, 2008

Consumers battered by a slumping housing market and a credit crunch slowed the growth in spending to the smallest amount in four months. In another sign of weakness, construction activity fell by a larger-than-expected amount. ...more

December 1, 2007