Slowly, Americans are recouping some of their loss of wealth from the recession, thanks to gains in stocks and home values. ...more

December 11, 2009

Vinny Lecavalier says they're close. The Lightning captain said Tampa Bay's .500 start through the first three weeks doesn't reflect the improved talent level on a young roster that has had difficulty closing out games. ...more

October 30, 2009

David Reutimann's hot start in the 2009 NASCAR season has gone to his head. The Zephyrhills' native has starting calling himself "The Franchise" around Michael Waltrip Racing. ...more

March 27, 2009

Investors' despair about financial companies and the recession has brought the Dow Jones industrial average to another unwanted milestone: its first drop below 7,000 in more than 11 years. ...more

March 3, 2009

Wall Street has turned the clock back to 1997. Investors unable to extinguish their worries about a recession that has no end in sight dumped stocks again Monday. The Dow Jones industrial average tumbled 251 points to its lowest close since Oct. 28, 1997, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index logged its lowest finish since April 11, 1997. All the major indexes slid more than 3 percent. The Dow is just over 100 points from 7,000. ...more

February 24, 2009

The Dow Jones industrial average tumbled to its lowest close in more than six years on Thursday as sharp declines in key financial shares led the market lower. ...more

February 19, 2009

It was the year the U.S. government pledged more than $8.5 trillion in loans and guarantees to bail out struggling companies. U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson appeared on the cover of the New York Post more than celebrity heiress Paris Hilton. Stockholders lost more than $30 trillion in market value. Here's a look at 2008 through the numbers: ...more

January 2, 2009

Wall Street saw a merciful end Wednesday to a dreadful year as stocks closed the last session of 2008 with a sizable advance. ...more

January 1, 2009

Gov. David Paterson said Friday that the loss of tax revenue from just six Goldman Sachs' executives will cost New York $178 million. ...more

December 19, 2008

The Salvation Army is starting to feel panicky. It's 500 frozen turkeys short for Christmas dinner. ...more

December 16, 2008