Seldom has corporate strategy been turned on its head so quickly. Barely a year ago, cash was a dangerous thing to accumulate: activist investors stalked companies, urging boards to return it to investors, to pay special dividends or to buy back shares. ...more

November 29, 2008

CSX Corp, reported a 40 percent increase in third-quarter profits to $382 million, or 94 cents a share, for the period ended Sept. 30 despite the gloomy national economy. ...more

October 15, 2008

Most consumers probably associate eBay Inc. more with vintage lunch boxes and low-priced electronics than with laptop bags made from recycled plastic by women in New Delhi. ...more

September 3, 2008

High gas prices, growing debt and a rocky economy. That's the trio of financial pressures facing Tampa Bay area parents as they prepare for the school season to start next week in Hillsborough and other nearby counties. ...more

August 15, 2008