The government said Tuesday that it will deploy up to $800 billion to make it cheaper for Americans to get a home mortgage, take out a car loan or borrow money through a credit card, as the government's intervention in the financial system expands to directly address the impact of the credit crisis on consumers. ...more

November 26, 2008

Lazydays RV SuperCenter, which bills itself as the world's largest one-site RV dealership, missed an interest payment Monday and could be found in default if it can't reach an agreement with bondholders. ...more

November 18, 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

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

On Monday, for the first time this October, the Dow Jones industrial average ended the day higher than it began: 963.42 points higher, to be exact, making for the biggest single-day percentage gain in 75 years. ...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

Temple Terrace residents are fortunate that city elections tend to draw sharp, well-intentioned candidates with solid records of civic involvement. ...more

October 10, 2008

In another breathtaking display of government intervention, top officials at the Treasury Department and Federal Reserve began discussing with congressional leaders a plan to buy up vast numbers of distressed mortgages held by ailing financial institutions. ...more

September 19, 2008

Focused on getting the nation's credit gears smoothly working again, the Federal Reserve is letting Wall Street firms draw emergency loans into next year and giving financial companies more options to help them overcome credit problems. ...more

July 31, 2008

There are new signs that the worst of the global credit crisis is yet to come, and that banks and brokerages caught up in the market turmoil may lose $1 trillion by the time it has passed. ...more

June 19, 2008