A marketing research firm is dimming its Internet advertising outlook for the next four years, the latest sign of the more austere times looming for the high-tech sector. ...more

December 1, 2008

The homeless beggar near the office was smoking a cigarette and had a pack in this shirt pocket as he offered his cup for a handout. ...more

November 24, 2008

Shares of Walter Industries, which peaked at more than $111 in July, have plunged to around $19 because of a sharp decline in demand for steel-making coal. ...more

November 20, 2008

TAMPA Shares of Walter Industries, which peaked at more than $111 in July, have plunged to around $19 because of a sharp decline in demand for steel-making coal. The stock was recently downgraded by Friedman Billings Ramsey to "market perform" from "outperform." ...more

November 19, 2008

You know Middle America is really nervous about the economy when an economic summit of the world's leaders can generate so much weekend buzz. ...more

November 18, 2008

Here are some answers about the summit, which includes meetings today: Might the summit help ease economic pain in the United States and abroad? ...more

November 15, 2008

Chrysler LLC, whose owner has been in talks to sell the automaker to General Motors Corp., said Friday that it will cut 25 percent of its salaried work force starting next month and warned that it will make more restructuring announcements soon. ...more

October 25, 2008

There is new trouble at the ranch. The worsening financial crisis is making it harder and more expensive for farmers and cattlemen to borrow money to pay for feed, land and salaries. While the credit squeeze on the agricultural sector is buffered somewhat by subsidies and other federal assistance, the timing is bad: the costs of fertilizer, fuel, seed and equipment have all risen sharply in recent years, and a global recession is on the horizon. ...more

October 18, 2008

The country hit fresh economic potholes Wednesday as President Bush sought to reassure anxious Americans that the government's latest rescue plan will eventually bring relief. ...more

October 15, 2008

Seventh-grader Tiana Britt thrives on challenges. Her classmate Angel Kennedy is turned on by the practical approach to learning. ...more

October 15, 2008