Former Bear Stearns managers acquitted Two former Bear Stearns hedge-fund managers have been acquitted of lying to investors about the implosion of the subprime mortgage market. ...more

November 11, 2009

Here on the Hillsborough River, the tannin-stained water flows languidly past a mishmash of houses, apartment buildings and the occasional restaurant or marina. ...more

September 25, 2008

The big outgoing tides that snook fishermen like will occur early in the morning, before sunrise as the full moon begins to wane. Water temperature is still in the high 80s and clarity is not very good. The good news is that there seems to be plenty of bait on the flats but thus far the snook have not been very cooperative. ...more

September 17, 2008

It was April 2007, and two Bear Stearns hedge funs run by Ralph Cioffi and Matthew Tannin were piling up losses in the subprime mortgage market. The men were panicking over an internal report showing their funds were tanking. ...more

June 20, 2008

Snook are saltwater fish, but as winter draws near, many that have spent the summer on the warm, shallow grass flats will change their stripes, so to speak, and become freshwater species. ...more

October 12, 2007