The gap between what drivers are paying for gasoline now compared with a year ago is widening and figures to get worse by the end of the year. ...more

December 1, 2009

Pending U.S. home sales fell slightly in October, despite a spate of bad economic news and turmoil in the stock markets, the National Association of Realtors reported Tuesday. ...more

December 10, 2008

The U.S. government's recent decision to save banking giant Citigroup Inc. may ultimately be remembered as the last high-profile bank rescue in the great financial crisis of 2008, but that doesn't mean it's business as usual in global markets. ...more

November 28, 2008

More Aid Coming The government will let more borrowers qualify for a new $300 billion program that lets troubled homeowners swap risky loans for affordable ones, a Bush administration official said Wednesday. ...more

November 20, 2008

MIAMI BEACH (AP) - Whether it's the snowy slopes of Colorado, the blue waters of Miami Beach, or the picturesque golf courses of Hilton Head Island, finding a quality vacation rental is becoming easier every day. ...more

November 9, 2008

The stock market is deflating. Foreclosures, layoffs and bankruptcies are piling up. So now is a perfect time to start selling $350,000 sports cars in Tampa Bay, right? ...more

October 25, 2008

Wall Street joined stock markets around the world in a huge sell-off Friday, sending major market indexes to their lowest levels in more than five years on the belief that a punishing economic recession is at hand. A grim outlook from electronics maker Sony helped trigger the selling, and another bleak forecast from the automaker Daimler added momentum to the drop. ...more

October 25, 2008

The stock market is deflating. Foreclosures, layoffs and bankruptcies are piling up. So now is a perfect time to start selling $350,000 sports cars in Tampa Bay, right? ...more

October 24, 2008

The House braced for a difficult vote today on a $700 billion rescue of the financial industry after a weekend of tense negotiations produced a plan that congressional leaders portrayed as greatly strengthened by new taxpayer safeguards. ...more

September 29, 2008

Holiday sales are expected to grow at the slowest pace in six years as shoppers worry about jobs, the housing and stock markets and high gas and food prices, according to a forecast from the National Retail Federation being released Tuesday. ...more

September 23, 2008