Bargain hunters continue to snatch distressed homes as prices plummet in the Tampa Bay area. ...more

November 25, 2008

Bargain hunters continue to snatch distressed homes as prices plummet in the Tampa Bay area. There were 2,021 existing homes sold in October, up 11 percent from the same month a year ago, according to a report released today by the Florida Association of Realtors. ...more

November 24, 2008

With consumers looking for comfort foods and ways to save money, foodmakers H.J. Heinz Co. and J.M. Smucker Co. posted higher earnings Friday and said they're benefiting from price increases and the trend of more people eating at home. ...more

November 22, 2008

With the U.S. all but certainly in a recession and many skittish consumers hesitant to buy even a Honda Accord, it would seem the last thing anyone would need is a $400,000 Rolls-Royce Phantom. ...more

November 21, 2008

The dietary supplement ginkgo, long promoted as an aid to memory, didn't help prevent dementia and Alzheimer's disease in the longest and largest test of the extract in older Americans. ...more

November 19, 2008

Hit hard by the credit crisis and likely recession, boat dealership chain MarineMax Inc. reported a multimillion-dollar loss and saw its sales fall nearly 50 percent. ...more

November 12, 2008

AutoWay Chevrolet of Tampa Bay, a Tampa dealership, closed its sales operation Tuesday as General Motors continues to thin its dealership ranks. ...more

November 12, 2008

Hit hard by the likely recession and credit crisis, boat dealership chain MarineMax Inc. lost $11.1 million in its most recent quarter and saw its sales fall nearly 50 percent. ...more

November 11, 2008

Autoway Chevrolet of Tampa Bay, a Tampa dealership, closed its sales operation Tuesday. Autoway Chevrolet is part of Fort Lauderdale-based AutoNation, which has been consolidating a few dealerships across the country as part of General Motors' plan to shrink its dealership base. ...more

November 11, 2008

The auto industry is preparing to report another month of rapidly slowing sales - possibly the worst in decades - as the same toxic combination of the credit crunch and the careening economy continue to keep consumers away from dealerships. ...more

November 1, 2008