President Bush's chief negotiator on an economic aid deal said Sunday that the Senate should quickly get behind a plan or risk drawing the resentment of a frustrated public. ...more

January 28, 2008

Check out the little red Corvette - motorboat, that is. With 505 horsepower and a $120,582 price tag, it was attracting gawkers Wednesday at the New York National Boat Show, but would anyone buy it? ...more

January 3, 2008

TAMPA BAY AREA Publix Opening On Ehrlich A Publix supermarket will open Jan. 10 at the site of a former Albertsons at 5371 Ehrlich Road. The new store will be one of 33 in the 900-plus stores Publix chain to include an adjoining liquor store. A Publix spokeswoman said there are no plans to close or absorb nearby Publix stores in the Shoppes of Citrus Park or Westgate Shopping Center. ...more

December 22, 2007

Nervous consumers are expected to make November another sluggish month for auto sales despite holiday discounts and a handful of runaway hits such as the new Chevrolet Malibu. ...more

December 1, 2007

Wal-Mart Supercenter manager Charles Moore pulled out the heavy artillery to lure shoppers to his Gunn Highway store on Friday. ...more

November 24, 2007

The holiday shopping season may be slower for Florida merchants than in previous years, but retailers are planning to use sales to lure buyers and are still expecting to see a small uptick over last year. ...more

November 9, 2007

Despite projections of the slowest annual growth of retail holiday sales since 2002, the U.S. trucking industry, which hauls nearly every item that Santa Claus does not, expects to benefit this year as consumers continue to give more gift cards. ...more

October 23, 2007

CLEARWATER - Sales are still declining but inventory has stabilized, and the slumping Tampa Bay area housing market should turn around by the end of spring, the National Association of Realtors' top economist said Thursday. ...more

October 4, 2007

Is Highlands County's economy beginning to turn around? A growing number of people have that hunch, even though no firm numbers can prove it. To some of us it seems like things are looking a bit better. It's a gut feeling but there are a few signs that look promising. We hope that's the case, and a lot of whether it is or not is all about perception by residents. ...more

October 3, 2007

Tough times in the national housing market led to a company record loss of $513.9 million for Lennar Corp. in the third quarter, with drops in sales prices and home deliveries compounded by heavy charges to write down land values. Its shares fell more than 4 percent in afternoon trading. ...more

September 26, 2007