Outback Steakhouse's parent company continues to get pummeled by the recession, with sales at Outback restaurants down 9.5 percent in the fourth quarter of 2008 and those at high-end Fleming's Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar dropping 20 percent. ...more

February 19, 2009

Sales are down at Outback Steakhouse, Fleming's ...more

February 18, 2009

More Debt A Mistake It is government intervention in the mortgage industry that got us in this mess. How can they expect us to trust them to get us out by slamming more long-term debt? They just need to cut taxes. ...more

February 11, 2009

It's a $150 billion gamble. That's the size of the newly enlarged financial lifeline the U.S. government threw tottering insurance giant American International Group on Monday, expanding an aid package that's gradually grown since it began as an $85 billion loan in September. ...more

November 11, 2008

A major player in America's effort to use more alternative energy has targeted Tampa for its next big project. ...more

October 27, 2008

A major player in America's effort to use more alternative energy has targeted Tampa for its next big project. GreenHunter Energy Inc. of Houston said it may build a $70 million facility that would store and produce biofuels at the Port of Tampa. The company recently paid $1 million for an option to lease the 22-acre site near U.S. 41 to build the facility. ...more

October 24, 2008

On his first day as the new CEO of Wachovia Corp., Robert Steel saw the stock tumble to a 17-year low and faced questions about his ability to rescue the nation's fourth-largest bank from its own missteps and the roiling credit market. ...more

July 11, 2008