Spring's Economic Rebound Unlikely To Last Gross domestic product, or GDP, grew at a 3.3 percent annual rate in the April-June quarter, its fastest pace in nearly a year, the Commerce Department reported Thursday. ...more

August 31, 2008

Hurricane Gustav is expected to be finished thrashing Haiti tonight and is still forecast to reach the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday as a major hurricane. ...more

August 28, 2008

The brief respite for consumers at the gasoline pump may come to an abrupt end if Tropical Storm Gustav slams into the petroleum-rich Gulf Coast and its numerous refineries, just as Americans begin packing up cars for the Labor Day weekend. ...more

August 28, 2008

Gustav is forecast to leave Haiti and head toward Cuba today, taking a path to reach the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday as a major hurricane. ...more

August 27, 2008

Southwest Airlines Co., which had resisted the kinds of capacity cuts being made by other carriers, will eliminate nearly 200 flights early next year, including six in Tampa, as it struggles with high fuel costs and a weakening economy. ...more

August 27, 2008

After several weeks of declines in the Tampa Bay area, gas prices may start to creep up ahead of the Labor Day weekend. ...more

August 26, 2008

If you are still undecided about which presidential candidate to vote for, a helpful decision-making moment is at hand. ...more

August 23, 2008

The buck may be turning into a bull. The U.S. dollar extended its recent rally against major currencies on Friday as commodities fell and European and Japanese economies faltered. After sliding for years, the dollar may finally be on the way back up, some analysts say. ...more

August 16, 2008

A gallon of unleaded gasoline: $10. Heating fuel: $9.10 a gallon. Electricity: $1.17 per kilowatt hour - 11 times the national average. ...more

August 7, 2008

I read a piece in the paper that Tim Mahoney helped sponsor a bill for tomato growers. Does he not remember when the growers dumped their tomatoes in the fields with no regard for anyone? Did they remember soldier and sailors homes plus others in need? Mexico was the cause of the problem with veggies. Let them take responsibility and pay for damages! This is part of the reason Tim Mahoney should be called one-term Tim plus other factors in his voting record. He has never helped the American people in their woes. Tim, in my opinion, has done nothing for our elderly, youth, working Americans, veterans gas and oil prices. He has never answered my question of how much oil is shipped out of country, how much they are paying for our oil per barrel? ...more

August 4, 2008