For Citymeals-on-Wheels, a nonprofit group that delivers food to homebound New Yorkers, the Wall Street crisis already means 100,000 fewer meals will be delivered to people who need them. ...more

October 6, 2008

The downturn in the economy continues to take a toll on the recreational vehicle market. ...more

September 4, 2008

Lazy Days RV Center Inc. will lay off 46 full-time employees from its Tampa operations as part of an across-the-board cost-cutting program, executives said. ...more

September 3, 2008

The U.S. trade deficit has gone on a diet, helped by strong exports of farm products and manufactured goods and by Americans spending less as the economy limps along. ...more

August 13, 2008

Top economists from Wachovia and Regions banks say there's little doubt Florida has fallen into a recession. ...more

August 7, 2008

Home prices are in free fall. Unemployment is rising. Consumer confidence is plumbing depths not seen since 1980. When will it all end? ...more

July 22, 2008

The U.S. economy has been leaking jobs for six straight months, seven if government hiring is excluded. ...more

July 10, 2008

TAMPA - In a business that has long been considered impervious to recessions, casino operators in Las Vegas say that money is tight and profits are down. ...more

July 1, 2008

LAKE PLACID — The bad news is that county residents are facing an economic downturn or recession, said a local economist, but the good news, it's only temporary, and will not last forever. William Pittenger, senior vice president and chief real estate economist, risk advisor with Seacoast National Bank, predicted an eventual economic upturn from a recession, which he said probably began in late 2007. Pittenger addressed more than 100 Greater Lake Placid Chamber members at last week's meeting at the Elks Club. ...more

June 18, 2008

It's the economy, stupid," James Carville famously said during the 1992 campaign, when a young Bill Clinton was running against the other President Bush. ...more

June 1, 2008