Retail gasoline prices chugged higher Friday to a new peak for the year, forcing consumers to dig deeper into already-thin wallets to pay for fuel. ...more

October 31, 2009

Gasoline prices edged down in Florida by 4 cents a gallon last week as wholesale crude oil prices slipped and the peak summer driving season wanes. ...more

September 6, 2009

A federal appeals court ruling won't stand in the way of new oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. ...more

July 31, 2009

A Senate committee has approved opening the eastern Gulf of Mexico to oil and gas drilling within 10 miles to the Florida Panhandle and within 45 miles off the rest of the state's coastline. ...more

June 9, 2009

Irv Friedman of Beacon Woods says Florida should develop wind and solar energy and leave offshore oil drilling alone. ...more

May 15, 2009

The financial crisis and the recession it spawned have created much confusion and uncertainty across the land. The causes of the downturn are hotly debated — and spun for political advantage. Solutions have, so far, remained elusive. ...more

March 20, 2009

At a time when every rule of investing has been turned on its head, there is apparently one constant: The renowned investor Warren E. Buffett has kept his sense of humor and his gift for plainspoken investment wisdom. ...more

March 1, 2009

President Barack Obama challenged the nation's vested interests to a legislative duel Saturday, saying he will fight to change health care, energy and education in dramatic ways that will upset the status quo. ...more

February 28, 2009

HOUSTON - Exxon Mobil Corp. on Friday reported a profit of $45.2 billion for 2008, breaking its own record for a U.S. company, even as its fourth-quarter earnings fell 33 percent from a year ago. ...more

January 30, 2009

Shares of Walter Industries, which peaked at more than $111 in July, have plunged to around $19 because of a sharp decline in demand for steel-making coal. ...more

November 20, 2008