$30 billion The amount of loan losses expected by the end of 2009 on offices, shopping malls, hotels and other commercial property. ...more

July 22, 2009

State Farm won't be the last property insurer to pull up stakes in Florida if insurance companies aren't allowed to charge their customers higher rates, industry experts said Tuesday. ...more

February 25, 2009

State Farm won't be the last property insurer to pull up stakes in Florida if insurance companies aren't allowed to charge their customers higher rates, industry experts said Tuesday. ...more

February 24, 2009

For a year, General Motors has been singing the praises of the new Chevrolet Malibu, voted by auto writers as the 2008 North American Car of the Year and billed by GM Chairman Rick Wagoner as "the finest midsized car this country offers." To promote its launch, GM spent nearly $250 million on advertising, dubbing it "the car you can't ignore." ...more

February 21, 2009

Pump prices in Tampa continue to tumble, and industry experts say the trend is expected to continue, although further price declines won't be as dramatic as they have been recently. ...more

November 4, 2008

Six months ago, Harriet Pea put her 18 years of management experience at large companies toward a new career in consulting. "It was a very good move for me," she says. ...more

October 19, 2008

The government takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac promises some real benefits for the Tampa Bay area, which for months has struggled under the force of the nation's housing downturn. ...more

September 9, 2008

When Outback Steakhouse's parent company went private in a $3.2 billion sale a year ago, the move was intended to help reignite the restaurant chain. ...more

August 15, 2008

State regulators are set to begin dissecting State Farm's request to raise home insurance rates an average of 47.1 percent statewide at a highly anticipated public hearing in Tallahassee set for Tuesday. ...more

August 11, 2008

Growing up in Dallas, a restaurant hotbed, Ken Boyle always got the same career advice. ...more

August 5, 2008