A former Tampa Tribune credit manager accused of conspiring with his wife to steal more than $1 million from the newspaper and its parent company plans to plead guilty and expects to go to prison. ...more

November 5, 2009

The victims were as old as 91 and their losses could add up to nearly $20 million. ...more

October 26, 2009

The number of witnesses to be deposed and the recent filing of new charges out of Polk County will prevent the case against former Sebring Chamber CEO Dan Andrews from going to trial in December. ...more

October 23, 2009

If you earn $42,000 or less, you can get free federal tax preparation help today at several area locations. Volunteers in coordination with the Internal Revenue Service will also offer other free IRS services for anyone who needs it. ...more

March 20, 2009

Easier auto loans for more people. The struggling financing arm of General Motors Corp., rescued by $5 billion in federal aid on Monday, plans to use some of the money to make cars and trucks more affordable to a larger pool of customers. ...more

December 31, 2008

The nastier this recession gets, the more people will talk about the discrediting of markets and the failure of deregulation. So the next time the Dow dives off a cliff, splash your face with ice water and remember two things: This end-of-capitalism talk is bunk, and it distracts us from the debate we should be having. ...more

December 5, 2008

Citigroup's options are dwindling along with its stock price as the credit landscape deteriorates and fears escalate about future loan losses at the company. ...more

November 22, 2008

As the list of companies seeking government help grows, it is anybody's guess where the Treasury Department's largesse will stop. ...more

November 1, 2008

Deciding on a banking relationship is becoming more complex every day. ...more

October 5, 2008

Obamanomics Why it is that no one is mentioning that one of Sen. Barack Obama's chief economic advisers is Rubert E. Rubin, former partner in the failed Lehman Brothers financial institution? Until recently, he was a board member of Ford, which has been suffering severe losses, and chairman of the executive committee of Citigroup, another bank in financial trouble. ...more

September 18, 2008