The head of the Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, is right to give no hint that interest rates will be cut again soon. ...more

November 14, 2007

Rates for Florida's popular college savings plan are going up as much as 15 percent this year, the largest such increase since 2003. ...more

October 15, 2007

Rates for Florida's popular college savings plan are going up as much as 15 percent this year, the largest such increase since 2003. ...more

October 14, 2007

Consumers are still buying everything at a healthy pace, but the declining value of the dollar is worrisome because if foretells higher prices for imports. ...more

September 25, 2007

Florida's foreclosure activity jumped 77 percent in August, compared with July, boosting its foreclosure rate to the third highest among all states. It was even worse in Tampa Bay, where foreclosure filings more than doubled. Both are further signs that homeowners are having trouble paying their mortgages and selling their homes amid a national housing slump. ...more

September 19, 2007

TAMPA - Florida's foreclosure activity jumped 77 percent in August, compared with July, boosting its foreclosure rate to the third highest among all states. It was even worse in Tampa Bay, where foreclosure filings more than doubled. Both are further signs that homeowners are having trouble paying their mortgages and selling their homes amid a national housing slump. ...more

September 18, 2007