If only Shakespeare had known how to Twitter. There was a bit of King Lear in the scene on the Senate floor, a stormy, solitary John McCain on "this great stage of fools," as the Bard wrote, railing against both parties and the president in fiery speeches and rapid-fire tweets. ...more

March 5, 2009

Americans have slammed their wallets shut since the financial meltdown, and the future is looking downright scary for stores across the country and the whole U.S. economy. ...more

November 15, 2008

There is too much crude on global oil markets, senior oil officials from Iran and Libya said Monday, as the price of oil continued a two-month slide. ...more

September 9, 2008

President Bush and Saudi leaders tangled Tuesday over the price of oil, with the president reminding this wealthy desert kingdom that U.S. purchases could fall if the American economy slipped because Saudis refused to commit his country to greater production to lower costs at the pump. ...more

January 16, 2008

Iran's potential to shut down nearly 40 percent of the world's oil trade represents a weapon possibly more powerful than its missiles, gunboats or any arms system Tehran claims to possess. ...more

December 2, 2007

An East Tampa home suffered $50,000 damage in an accidental fire this morning, a fire rescue release shows. ...more

September 9, 2007