http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/index.html http://media.miamiherald.com/images/logos/rss_sitelogo.gif http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/index.html 140 25 News, sports and entertainment from MiamiHerald.com en-us Copyright 2008 MiamiHerald.com Breaking News - Business 60 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:33:15 EDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys miamifeedback@miamiherald.com http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/616599.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/616599.html Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:03 EDT With the local economy on the ropes and the number of borrowers behind on their mortgages rising, South Florida median home prices and sales continued sliding last month, falling an average 20.5 percent in Miami-Dade and Broward counties from a year ago, according to monthly Florida Association of Realtors statistics. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/616350.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/616350.html Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:37 EDT The McClatchy Co., whose newspapers include The Miami Herald and El Nuevo Herald, said second-quarter earnings fell 44 percent as ad revenue continued to shrink. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/616255.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/616255.html Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:37 EDT Dadeland Mall has found another way to beef up security: a K-9 patrol. The Miami mall has a trained German shepherd and handler who make their way around the inside and outside of the mall at various times to deter potential criminal activity and disorderly conduct. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/616244.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/616244.html Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:32 EDT Lower interest rates drove earnings declines at Plantation's TradeStation Group (TRAD) in the second quarter, the electronic trading company said. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/616226.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/616226.html Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:18 EDT A U.S. Department of Transportation report has ranked Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International airport as the fourth cheapest in the nation. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/614827.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/614827.html Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:55 EDT Miami-based Ryder System, the largest U.S. truck-leasing company, said second-quarter profit fell 3.4 percent as it paid to adjust a tax-related expense in Brazil. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/613981.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/613981.html Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:10 EDT Shares of Royal Caribbean soared 18 percent, or $4.04, to close at $26.74 in New York Stock Exchange trading Tuesday, after company executives detailed plans to cut 400 shore-side jobs and reduce operating expenses by $125 million. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/613472.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/613472.html Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:35 EDT Ritz-Carlton said Tuesday it will take over a hotel on Fort Lauderdale beach, a major milestone in the destination's bid to retire its spring-break reputation in favor of a more exclusive image. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/612570.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/612570.html Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:25 EDT More than 1,000 applicants are seeking to be among the 40 students admitted next year as the first medical students at Florida International University. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/612420.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/612420.html Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:15 EDT Credit card companies beware: Congress is watching. A flurry of bills is in the works in the House of Representatives and the Senate that would rein in how those companies do business. One proposed change that's triggered interest among lawmakers, particularly as the economy sours, would make it harder for college students to qualify for credit cards. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/612396.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/612396.html Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:05 EDT BankAtlantic Bancorp said it sued Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. bank analyst Richard Bove over a report called Who is Next? BankAtlantic accused Bove and the firm of defamation and negligence, according to a statement the Fort Lauderdale-based bank issued Monday. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/612233.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/612233.html Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:35 EDT A Doral company founded by two South Florida brothers has been sued by technology giant Apple, which is attacking the Mac clones the brothers started selling in April. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/612252.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/612252.html Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:05 EDT Pompano Beach pet-medical delivery company PetMed Express earned a higher fiscal first-quarter profit that topped expectations by a penny, partly on contributions from new customers. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/612072.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/612072.html Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:00 EDT SBA Communications, the mobile- phone tower operator for AT&T and Verizon Wireless, agreed to buy Optasite Holding Co. in a cash and stock deal to add installations in 31 U.S. states. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/609877.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/609877.html Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:28 EDT Three of the Dominican Republic's highest-flying financial executives started serving prison sentences for their roles in looting the now-defunct Banco Intercontinental just before the Supreme Court Friday rejected their appeals. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/609624.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/609624.html Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:23 EDT A new report from a free-market think tank argues that Florida's Medicaid pilot program has ''numerous accomplishments'' and should be expanded statewide. It contends that previous studies critical of the program -- including one by the inspector general at the Agency for Health Care Administration -- were flawed. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/609270.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/609270.html Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:50 EDT Miami-Dade's unemployment rate grew to 5.2 percent in June, up 0.1 percent from the previous month, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/609179.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/609179.html Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:14 EDT Fort Lauderdale-based trash hauler Republic Services has rejected Waste Management's bid to buy the company and will focus on its pending merger with Allied Waste, the company announced Friday morning. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/607769.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/607769.html Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:21 EDT Watsco, the Coconut Grove-based air-conditioning equipment distributor, said second-quarter earnings grew 7 percent to $26.1 million (94 cents per share) and revenue increased 8 percent to $510 million. The company said the results were driven by improved sales of higher-efficiency air conditioning units, revenue from new locations and tighter cost controls. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/607258.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/607258.html Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:39 EDT Along with stopping a pay cut to doctors, congressional action on Medicare has reinstated the old program for seniors to get durable medical equipment, increasing their out-of-pocket expenses by an estimated 30 percent and wiping out an attempt to reduce a major source of healthcare fraud.