Retailers, who begrudgingly went along when food makers pushed up prices to recoup record-high costs, are flexing newfound muscle and demanding price cuts to match the recent steep retreat in ingredient costs. ...more

March 21, 2009

Despite rising unemployment and a declining economy, take heart: The Grinch won't steal Christmas this year. ...more

November 29, 2008

In October, Porsche announced that it had acquired a nearly 43 percent stake in Volkswagen with an option to buy 32 percent more. Without anybody noticing, Porsche, maker of scarcely 100,000 cars per year, had cornered a 75 percent position in VW, which cranks out nearly 6 million vehicles. ...more

November 27, 2008

Been to your favorite restaurant lately? You might want to go soon. Goodness knows if it will be there tomorrow, what with the way eateries and chains have been closing and filing for bankruptcy. These are rough times. ...more

October 5, 2008

MIAMI (AP) - Sandra M. Diaz isn't the kind of person most people think of when they think about temps. ...more

September 14, 2008

Despite a tough economy, Clearwater technology distributor Tech Data Corp. posted another quarter of growing sales and profits. ...more

August 22, 2008

Despite a tough economy, Clearwater technology distributor Tech Data Corp. posted another quarter of growing sales and profit. ...more

August 21, 2008

Fowler White Boggs Banker, one of the larger Tampa-based law firms, will break off one of its legal practice groups into a separate firm this autumn, according to its senior partner. ...more

August 14, 2008

Costco Wholesale Corp., which had been one of the few bright spots in retailing, said Wednesday that its earnings will miss Wall Street expectations, as it struggles with higher energy costs that are crimping its bottom line. ...more

July 24, 2008

Shares of several chemical companies fell Tuesday after industry leader Dow Chemical Co. announced its second set of wide-ranging price increases in less than a month, again trying to offset record costs for energy and raw materials. ...more

June 25, 2008