The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that it will deploy an additional $1.2 trillion to try to lower interest rates and stimulate the economy, an aggressive move aimed at containing the recession. ...more

March 19, 2009

Just a day after the Federal Reserve dropped its key short-term interest rate to 1 percent - matching the generational low reached in 2003-04 - the betting is intensifying on another cut. ...more

November 2, 2008

Circuit City Stores Inc. may close at least 20 percent of its stores to shore up its finances and to avoid filing for bankruptcy protection, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. ...more

October 21, 2008

The credit markets can be mind-numbing in their complexity, but they are vital to what happens in our everyday lives. They're also the reason President Bush proposed the controversial $700 billion rescue plan. Here are some answers to questions about the credit markets. ...more

October 8, 2008

Many of us are nervously watching the wild swings on the stock market for signs of a Wall Street collapse, but it's the obscure credit markets that matter most right now to consumers and businesses alike. ...more

October 7, 2008

If the government didn't deny it, I'd swear they were trying to get rid of U.S. savings bonds. ...more

September 11, 2008

There will be no new Wal-Marts in Hernando County for a while. That is the word from a regional spokeswoman for the retail giant. ...more

July 4, 2008

RETAILER REASSESSING GROWTH STRATEGY, LOOKING HARDER AT PASCO COUNTY ...more

July 3, 2008

Publix Super Markets has acquired more than half of the Albertsons stores in Florida, including 21 in the Tampa Bay area. ...more

June 10, 2008

There comes a time in every business cycle when things look glum and the future even glummer. ...more

February 22, 2008