Just as Americans grow more reliant on credit cards to help pay monthly bills, they're being hit with a one-two punch: Card companies are reducing borrowing limits for tens of thousands of consumers, and that can lead to lower credit scores. ...more

June 28, 2008

Airline executives are continuing to cut jobs and consider new fees on passengers as they battle high fuel prices that could result in record losses for the nation's carriers. ...more

June 19, 2008

Struggling with record diesel prices, the trucking industry's main trade group introduced a plan Thursday to reduce fuel consumption and emissions over the next decade mainly by having its members slow down. ...more

May 9, 2008

People are keeping their cars and trucks longer as quality improves and the uncertain economy makes new purchases less appealing, according to a study released this week by automotive consulting firm R.L. Polk & Co. ...more

February 21, 2008

Sales of existing homes fell in 45 states during the October-December quarter, with metropolitan areas showing growing weakness, a real estate trade group said Thursday. ...more

February 15, 2008

Beer drinkers better enjoy their brew this Super Bowl Sunday. Going forward, they'll have to plunk down more cash, especially if craft beer is their drink of choice. ...more

February 2, 2008

Beer drinkers better enjoy their brews. They'll soon have to pay more for it – especially if they prefer craft beer. ...more

February 1, 2008

U.S. insurance companies systematically overcharge customers and underpay consumers' home and auto claims to pad their already-fat bottom lines, a consumer group said Thursday. ...more

January 11, 2008

An overnight freeze caused only minor damage to Florida's citrus crop, but some strawberry growers suffered significant losses, officials said Thursday. ...more

January 4, 2008

PLANT CITY - Under a freezing crescent moon and an ice-cold indigo sky, Bob McDowell leaned over to inspect an icicled sprinkler. His goal: Save every strawberry at the 200-acre Fancy Farms, east of Plant City. ...more

January 3, 2008