What's rising faster than gas prices this summer? Americans' worries about them. ...more

July 24, 2008

Home prices are in free fall. Unemployment is rising. Consumer confidence is plumbing depths not seen since 1980. When will it all end? ...more

July 22, 2008

Mortgage rates have risen about a half a percentage point over the past five weeks, according to mortgage research firm HSH Associates' latest survey. ...more

July 13, 2008

Pet Food Companies Should Help Save Abandoned Pets As we are all aware, families within our communities are suffering terrible hardships due to the loss of jobs. Homes are being foreclosed, gas and oil prices are skyrocketing and inflation is causing the price of food to increase tenfold. ...more

July 6, 2008

Fewer than one in five workers will be able to maintain their lifestyle upon retirement, with women being at a disadvantage because of their longer life spans and lower pay, according to a study released Tuesday. ...more

July 2, 2008

SEBRING — Think of it like this. Inflation is jacking up the price of gasoline and milk. So impact fees should be adjusted for inflation too. At least, that was the thinking of the Highlands County commissioners, who decided Tuesday to index – their word – impact fees. ...more

July 1, 2008

The East-West toll road might have some life yet. In a last-ditch effort to salvage the decades-old project, Mayor Pam Iorio said Monday she will ask the state's toll road authority, Florida's Turnpike Enterprise, to consider building the three-mile highway between New Tampa Boulevard and Interstate 275. ...more

June 17, 2008

A plan to build a 3-mile road to ease traffic in North Tampa is dead. ...more

June 14, 2008

A plan to build a 3-mile road to ease traffic in North Tampa is dead. The Tampa-Hillsborough Expressway Authority, in consultation with the city of Tampa, killed the project Thursday, citing concerns about high toll rates, among other issues. ...more

June 13, 2008

Rates on 30-year mortgages jumped to the highest level in nearly eight months, reflecting increased concerns about what the Federal Reserve might do to battle inflation. ...more

June 13, 2008