ST. JOHN'S, Antigua - Regulators in the Caribbean took over Antiguan banks owned by Texas financier R. Allen Stanford on Friday, hoping to contain damage to the local economy as U.S. investigators explore an alleged fraud scheme involving billions of dollars. ...more

February 21, 2009

Florida House Democratic Leader Franklin Sands says he and his wife have a significant loss from what authorities say was a $50 billion pyramid scheme run by Wall Street money manager Bernard Madoff. ...more

December 22, 2008

In France, President Nicolas Sarkozy has loudly proclaimed the need to increase regulation and oversight of financial markets, vowing last week to "refound the global financial system" as part of "an intellectual and moral revolution." ...more

October 27, 2008

Whitney Bank will open its first Hillsborough County location in August across from Tampa's International Plaza. ...more

July 18, 2008

As the United States of America marks another birthday, some might wonder what there is to celebrate about. Gas prices are at an all-time high. So are food prices, and prices of everything else. Monthly home mortgage payments are becoming impossible for many who have not lost their homes to foreclosure. ...more

July 7, 2008

WASHINGTON - Things in the U.S. sure are tough. Brother, can you spare a euro? Signs saying "We accept euros" are cropping up in the windows of some Manhattan retailers. A Belgium company is trying to gobble up St. Louis-based Anheuser-Busch, the nation's largest brewer and iconic Super Bowl advertiser. ...more

July 6, 2008