With the recession apparently over, the Federal Reserve on Wednesday held a key interest rate at a record low and again pledged to keep it there for an "extended period" to foster the fragile economic recovery. ...more

November 5, 2009

Florida's public employee pension and hurricane catastrophe funds are benefiting from an upswing in the financial markets. ...more

September 2, 2009

The Federal Reserve delivered a vote of confidence in the economy Wednesday, saying it would slow the pace of an emergency rescue program as the recession appears to be ending. ...more

August 13, 2009

MARKETS CLOSED There is no stock listing in today's paper because financial markets in the United States were closed for Memorial Day. ...more

May 26, 2009

EDITOR'S NOTE There are no stock listings in today's paper because financial markets in the United States were closed for Good Friday. The business page can be found on the back of the Sports section. ...more

April 11, 2009

Federal regulators now say the nation's banks lost $32.1 billion in the final quarter of last year, even worse than the $26.2 billion reported last month. ...more

March 21, 2009

America's recession "probably" will end this year if the government succeeds in bolstering the banking system, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Sunday in a rare television interview. ...more

March 16, 2009

As they prepare to open a two-day meeting Tuesday, Federal Reserve policymakers are weighing whether to launch new programs or expand existing ones to spur lending, get Americans spending again and lift the country out of recession. ...more

March 16, 2009

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett had some sage advice for Washington the other day. ...more

March 15, 2009

To a nation reeling from recession and facing long-festering problems, President Barack Obama has a simple reminder: "We are not quitters." ...more

February 25, 2009