FEDERAL COURT

Floridian gets 68 months in fraud scheme

Men from Miami and Boca Raton were also involved in an outfit that was charged with using faxes to defraud ...

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Florida aims to boost credit to small businesses with `Economic Gardening'

Florida's Economic Gardening Program -- designed to help high-growth companies with loans and training -- i...

TAXATION

Study calls Florida tax system unfair

Because Florida mainly depends on sales taxes and property taxes, a study says the tax system is unfair to...

BANKING

Commerce Bank of Southwest Florida seized, promptly sold

Banking regulators seized Commerce Bank of Southwest Florida and sold the tiny Fort Myers bank to Central B...

ECONOMY

As the South Florida economy slows, so do divorces

With the economy sputtering, South Florida couples are staying together more or attempting do-it-yourself d...

HOTEL INDUSTRY

Study: Minority hotel workers face more risks on the job

A study finds female, Hispanic and Asian hotel workers more likely to be injured on the job.

SCOTT ROTHSTEIN SCANDAL

'Juice scam' victim: I was lured into Scott Rothstein deal

A Coconut Grove businessman says he invested $2.16 million with Scott Rothstein after a friend solicited hi...

Russia president criticizes ruling party over vote

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday sharply criticized officials in the ruling Kremlin-backed pa...

Obama trumpets Asia trip as boost to US economy

President Barack Obama's eight-day trip to Asia produced no tangible wins for the United States, though he ...

Philly transit union ratifies labor pact

A labor agreement for Philadelphia transit workers has been ratified overwhelmingly by union members.

More ethics rules issued for NC treasurer workers

State Treasurer Janet Cowell unveiled new rules Friday banning employees from taking gifts from companies t...

UConn: Merger with Hartford Hospital not feasible

University of Connecticut officials say a plan to merge the UConn Health Center in Farmington with Hartford...

Monsanto aims to stop leaks at Idaho mine dump

Monsanto Co. is installing a water management system at an Idaho phosphate mine the company depends on to m...

13 charged in $19M Central Oregon bank fraud

The collapse of a Bend real estate development company has resulted in charges against 13 people in what pr...

AIRLINES

South Floridians get new California flight options

Two airlines are offering new flight paths between Fort Lauderdale and California.

BANKING

China shores up Latin America ties

Chinese banking officials are learning Spanish and Portuguese as they look to Latin America with big plans ...

Lan Airlines is `window shopping' for acquisitions

Lan Airlines, Latin America's biggest air carrier by market value, is ``window shopping'' for mergers and a...

Colombia holds major export event in Miami

Blame it on Hugo Chávez: Colombia is rushing to boost sales to North America, now that political di...

INTERNATIONAL BANKING

Economists: Worst is over

The worst of the Great Recession is over and Latin American economies are poised for better days in 2010, a...

MEDIA

Univisión to show programs on YouTube

(AP) -- Univisión, the biggest Hispanic broadcaster in the United States, said Monday its shows will...

Sol Melia to gain from U.S. repeal of Cuba travel ban

Spanish hotelier Sol Melia will benefit over American rivals like Marriott International if a bill before ...

TECHNOLOGY

E-books' next test: school texts

Sony and Amazon.com's e-book devices are both expanding into the academic world with digital textbooks.

Twitter sales top $4 million; ad business planned

Twitter, the social-networking company valued at $1 billion by venture capitalists, said it is generating s...

Flurry of IPOs signals IPO rebound to continue

The flurry of initial public offerings this week is confirmation that this fall's rebound in the market was...

Suit over search-engine keywords tries new angle

A lawsuit in Wisconsin is bringing a fresh challenge to the practice of paying for keywords on Google and o...

B&N Nook sells out, too late for holiday orders

Consumers who haven't yet ordered Barnes & Noble's electronic book reader, the Nook, won't see one before C...

Microsoft offers about 24K training vouchers in NC

Microsoft Corp. is giving away nearly 24,000 vouchers to North Carolina residents who want to improve their...

GE, Vivendi talks over NBC Universal stretch on

A deal for Comcast Corp. to buy a controlling stake in NBC Universal and create one of the most powerful me...

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...