The Chevrolet dealership that replaced Bill Heard at Interstate 4 and Park Road came out of the starting gate with a bang, leading all but two locations in the number of Chevy sales during the first week of January. ...more

January 21, 2009

Some advice from consumer lawyers on keeping your car loan in balance and avoiding a deficiency judgment in court: ...more

December 29, 2008

Newspapers are in trouble. The fact of the situation remains that in the 21st century, newspapers have become irrelevant in reporting breaking news that occurs. Our culture is one of instant gratification. We do not want to wait and with so much information at our fingertips, newspapers have become very archaic creatures in the world of media. ...more

December 13, 2008

It is tempting to give General Motors the emergency federal cash it says it needs to stay in business. Jobs would be saved, at least for a while. ...more

November 15, 2008

Cypress Gardens will close starting Nov. 17 and reopen in March with an expanded water park - but without its rides or animal attractions. ...more

November 10, 2008

Local Gymboree Play & Music centers abruptly closed their doors today, a day after the bankruptcy of the local franchise owner was changed to a liquidation. ...more

October 24, 2008

A Largo company that made millions by helping investors cash in on Florida's foreclosure boom is struggling to stay open. ...more

October 17, 2008

Will stocks benefit now that the government is letting investors bet on financial stocks going down? ...more

October 10, 2008

Ernie Harpster fell behind on his mortgage payments last year, so he tried to persuade his bank to give him time to sell his home and pay off what he could. ...more

October 5, 2008

Financial advisers and brokers in the Tampa Bay area found themselves caught up in the turmoil of Wall Street this week as anxious clients called looking for help making sense of the breathtaking sweep of events. The tumult culminated Friday with a federal government plan to cleanse banks of the bad mortgages that had touched off a world financial crisis. The government plan ignited a two-day rally on Wall Street on Thursday and Friday that erased shattering losses earlier in the week when insurance giant AIG, swept up in the mortgage mess, teetered on bankruptcy. ...more

September 20, 2008