If global investors were looking for reassurances from Dubai that it would back its massive, debt-swamped investment conglomerate, they got none Monday. ...more

December 1, 2009

Debt-burdened Dubai insisted that it took into account market fallout from its appeal to delay paying creditors, but offered no specifics and did little to ease worries that dragged down global markets for a second day Friday. ...more

November 27, 2009

An 80-year-old woman may have traded in her financial woes for legal troubles Sunday when she was accused of stealing money from her church. ...more

May 29, 2009

The Federal Trade Commission is trying to outwit the catchy FreeCreditReport.com commercials with its own ads touting a government-sponsored free service. ...more

March 27, 2009

City Councilman Joseph Caetano's financial woes continue to escalate. The bank that holds the mortgage to a condo he owns in Equestrian Parc Highwoods Preserve has begun foreclosure proceedings on the property, seeking about $140,000 from the New Tampa councilman, including the loan principal and unpaid interest. ...more

March 19, 2009

City Councilman Joseph Caetano's financial woes continue to escalate. ...more

March 18, 2009

A private Connecticut-based broadcasting school with campuses in more than a dozen states abruptly shut down this week and said Thursday it will seek bankruptcy protection. ...more

March 5, 2009

SHOLI: SHOLI (QUARTERSTICK/ TOUCH & GO) **½ Sadly, "Sholi" may be the last new release from Touch & Go, as financial woes have forced the label to go catalog-only for the time being. T&G is one of the great U.S. indie labels, fostering bands such as Big Black, The Jesus Lizard and Seam, to name but a few. ...more

March 5, 2009

Cash4Gold.com, the metal refinery that offers fast money to those who mail in gold jewelry, has hit on a formula that would make ancient alchemists weep: It's found a way to turn desperation into gold. And in this economy, that's a growth business. ...more

February 7, 2009

Local State Farm customers are fuming over the recent news the insurance company would eliminate its homeowner coverage in Florida. ...more

January 30, 2009