IRS

Thousands of Floridians' tax refunds undeliverable

Thousands of South Floridians' income tax refunds were sent back to the Internal Revenue Service this year ...

Some tips for selling gold

With the high price gold is fetching these days, thousands are selling their trinkets and treasures. Here a...

CHINESE DRYWALL

Expert: Problem of defective Chinese drywall is no surprise

During a summit on defective Chinese drywall, a toxicologist said that kind of problem was expected.

ENTREPRENEURS

Uninhibited conference attracts young CEOs

No boring speeches for these folks. A conference for young CEOs features all sorts of fun activities.

FLORIDA PENSIONS

Change sought in who oversees state pension funds

The State Board of Administration is under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

TOURISM

Beach chamber chief Wendy Kallergis to take over hotel association

The head of the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce will become Miami-Dade's top hotel industry advocate.

GOLD

Gold sellers beware, experts warn

Inside a conference room at a Kendall hotel, Maria Noguera and her mother sit in front of a jeweler from Tw...

Precision Machine opening plant in Sturgis, SD

As many as 30 new jobs are coming to the South Dakota town of Sturgis.

NM auto dealer tried to save business by gambling

A former Albuquerque auto dealer, faced with an ailing economy and difficulty getting credit for his dealer...

House, Senate health care bills detailed

A comparison of the health care bills before Congress.

Northrop sells advisory services unit for $1.65B

Northrop Grumman said Sunday it agreed to sell its advisory services business TASC Inc. to private equity f...

Investors look to consumer for clues to recovery

Investors will get some guidance about the economy this week from data issued not by the government, but by...

Survey: Gas prices up 2.86 cents nationwide

The average price of regular gasoline in the United States has jumped 2.86 cents over a two-week period to ...

Obama says it's now Senate's turn on health care

President Barack Obama says it's now up to the Senate to take the baton from the House and pass a bill aime...

SEACARGO AMERICAS CONFERENCE

Slump in trade hits cargo carriers hard

International cargo lines may lose $20 billion this year as the poor economy leads to layoffs, route reduct...

MONEY-LAUNDERING

Fraud suspect's home is on market

A Delray Beach home that belonged to fraud suspect Helmut Kiener is for sale by a Cayman Islands liquidator...

TRADE

Cuban spending on U.S. food may decline

Cuba's government is estimated to spend less than $590 million on American food in 2009 -- down at least 32...

LATIN AMERICAN ECONOMY

Weak U.S. could hamper recovery

Latin America shows signs of a rebound, but the specter of a weak dollar and inflation in the U.S. looms.

ADVERTISING

Frost Group buys Chinese ad firm

The Frost Group engineered the $80 million purchase of a Chinese outdoor advertising company.

MEDIA

Firm acquires Latin Business Chronicle

Coral Gables-based Miami Media is doubling down on Latin American business news with the acquisition of onl...

Miami Media acquires Latin Business Chronicle

Miami Media, the owner of Latin Trade magazine, LatinTrade.com and the BRAVO Business Awards, said Monday i...

AP IMPACT: Framed for child porn _ by a PC virus

Of all the sinister things that Internet viruses do, this might be the worst: They can make you an unsuspec...

Sony offers `Cloudy' early to people with its TVs

In a bid to sell living room electronics and spur buzz for "Cloudy with A Chance of Meatballs," Sony Corp. ...

Software cos. eye key patent case in Supreme Court

With the technology industry looking on, the Supreme Court on Monday will explore what types of inventions ...

AT&T completes delayed Centennial acquisition

AT&T Inc. said Friday that its acquisition of smaller wireless carrier Centennial Communications Corp., has...

Earnings Preview: Electronic Arts

Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. reports earnings for its fiscal second quarter, which ended in Se...

Mass. receives money for broadband mapping

Massachusetts has received about $2 million in federal stimulus funding to help identify the speed and loca...

Judge stops 2 Web sites from selling Beatles songs

A federal judge has temporarily blocked two music-sharing Web sites from selling songs by The Beatles and o...

Miami-Dade tourist tax falls 20 percent

An apparent bottom in the Miami-Dade hotel market gave way in August, when tourist taxes plunged 20 percent...

Sandals buys closed resort in Bahamas, plans upgrade

Officials of Sandals Resorts international announced plans to buy the former Four Seasons Resort Great Exum...