The long-delayed deal to take radio and billboard company Clear Channel Communications Inc. private closed Wednesday. ...more

July 31, 2008

Walter Industries, a leading coal producer, said Tuesday that earnings nearly tripled in the second quarter, driven primarily by skyrocketing coal prices. ...more

July 30, 2008

Shares of National City Corp. plunged Monday amid broad fears about the health of the nation's regional banks, and the company was forced to issue a statement reassuring investors of its soundness. ...more

July 15, 2008

Southwest Airlines Co., the only big U.S. carrier that's still profitable, may expand its fleet next year as competitors shrink operations to blunt surging fuel bills, Chief Executive Officer Gary Kelly said. ...more

June 18, 2008

As the American economy slowed to a crawl and stockholders watched their money evaporate, chief executives' pay still chugged to yet more dizzying heights last year, an Associated Press analysis shows. ...more

June 17, 2008

NEW YORK (AP) -- As the American economy slowed to a crawl and stockholders watched their money evaporate, CEO pay still chugged to yet more dizzying heights last year, an Associated Press analysis shows. ...more

June 16, 2008

Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch & Co. and Lehman Bros. Holdings Inc. plummeted in New York trading after Standard & Poor's lowered credit ratings for the investment banks, saying they may have to book more write-downs on devalued assets. ...more

June 3, 2008

Shares in Walter Industries Inc. rose 7.74 percent Friday after the company reported expectations of record earnings, record coal sales contracts and additional steps that could lead to selling the financing and home building businesses. ...more

May 3, 2008

Rupert Murdoch's effort to turn his $580 million MySpace purchase into an advertising powerhouse has turned News Corp. into a toxic stock. ...more

April 22, 2008

For A Better Future Regarding Tom Jackson's "Hillsborough Trash Surprise Echoes Here" column (Feb. 19), it is fortunate for the citizens of Pasco County that neither he nor the landfill applicant is responsible for crunching the solid waste disposal numbers in our county. ...more

February 25, 2008