With the recession apparently over, the Federal Reserve on Wednesday held a key interest rate at a record low and again pledged to keep it there for an "extended period" to foster the fragile economic recovery. ...more

November 5, 2009

Andreas Wacker of Hudson says America is reaping what it has sown. ...more

April 29, 2009

Chris Markowski, a nationally syndicated radio host, calls himself the "Watchdog on Wall Street." ...more

February 7, 2009

This is in response Ron Geouque's letter in the Sunday paper. This letter is wrong on so many points; I don't know where to start. ...more

January 22, 2009

PLANT CITY The long-awaited Aldi discount grocery opens Saturday at 3021 James L. Redman Parkway. ...more

January 14, 2009

Consumer confidence hit an all-time low in December, dropping in the face of layoffs and deteriorating markets for housing, stocks and other investments. ...more

December 31, 2008

A case of post-election nerves sent stocks plunging Wednesday as investors, anxious about a recession, are wondering what impact a Barack Obama presidency will have on business and the overall economy. The Dow Jones industrials fell 486.01, or 5.05 percent, to 9,139.27. All other major indexes tumbled, too. ...more

November 6, 2008

The misery worsened on Wall Street on Tuesday, with stocks piling on losses late in the session and bringing the two-day decline in the Dow Jones industrials to more than 875 points. ...more

October 8, 2008

the largest one-day point drop - before recovering to close with a loss of 370, a 3.6 percent drop. The catalyst for the selling, which also took the Dow below 10,000 for the first time in four years, was investors' growing despair that the spreading credit crisis will take a heavy toll around the world. ...more

October 7, 2008

With the upheaval convulsing Wall Street this week, many average investors have spent the last several days wondering what they should do with their 401(k)s, money market accounts and other important investments. To help guide readers as they review savings and investment portfolios this weekend, we interviewed Gary Stempinski, a financial adviser with Raymond James Financial in Tampa, for top things to keep in mind and questions to ask your financial adviser. ...more

September 20, 2008