HOUSING

South Florida’s existing home prices jump by double digits from year ago

Existing home prices in Miami-Dade and Broward counties rose sharply and sales volume increased in April am...

Palmetto Bay

Palmetto Bay will reconsider 1,400-student charter school

A divided Village Council agreed to settle a lawsuit stemming from the council’s 2011 rejection of a...

CARGO INDUSTRY

PortMiami rail upgrade now on track

Construction of a delayed rail line upgrade at PortMiami should begin within 45 days.

WORK/LIFE BALANCING ACT

The tricky business of collaboration

Shaping a winning squad is a tricky job. Experts emphasize team building with direct feedback to members ...

Starck firm sues Related Cos.

A trendy architecture and design firm co-founded by Philippe Starck called yoo (cq) sued Jorge Perez’...

INSURANCE

Sweet deal for state taxpayers or Scott donor giveaway?

Critics see political donations and heavy lobbying by Heritage Property and Casualty as evidence that Citiz...

L.A.’s Redbury Hotel coming to South Beach

Another Los Angeles transplant is coming to South Beach.

GM recalling Cadillac SUVs to tighten wheels

General Motors Co. is recalling more than 27,000 Cadillac SUVs worldwide because the wheels can fall off.

How the Dow Jones industrial average fared

Stock indexes fell on Wall Street on fear the Federal Reserve could pull back from its stimulus programs soon.

Summary Box: Stocks close lower on Fed fears

MIXED MESSAGES: Stocks surged in the early going after Fed chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress the central ...

Fisher-Price moving, eliminating about 100 NY jobs

Toy maker Fisher-Price says it's moving or eliminating roughly 100 jobs from its New York operations as par...

A divided Fed wrestles with when to slow bond buys

The Federal Reserve is torn over when to slow its aggressive efforts to stimulate the economy.

Tesla uses stock, note sale to repay government

Tesla Motors, which makes a highly acclaimed $70,000 electric car, has paid off a startup loan from the U.S...

FDA panel backs experimental Merck insomnia drug

A federal panel of medical experts said that an experimental insomnia drug from Merck & Co. Inc. appears sa...

Pacific Alliance Summit

In bloc-happy Latin America, the Pacific Alliance hopes to stand out

The four nations of the Pacific Alliance — Colombia, Chile, Mexico and Peru — are holding a s...

PORTMIAMI

Army Corps of Engineers awards contract to deepen Miami port

A dredging contract ws awarded to make the port’s channels deep enough for the ships that will trave...

Colombia

U.S. exports gain in first year of U.S.-Colombia trade pact

World Trade

Brazilian will be the first Latin American to head the WTO

Roberto Azevêdo, a career diplomat, will take the reins at a time when the world trading system is at ...

International trade

World Trade Month celebrates global ties

A series of international events will be held in South Florida in May

REMITTANCES

IDB: Remittances sent to Latin America and the Caribbean on the upswing

A new Inter-American Development Bank report shows remittances sent to the region in 2012 reached $61.3 bil...

In My Opinion

Andres Oppenheimer: Latin America’s fastest-growing economies of 2013

New economic projections from the World Bank and the United Nations show that Latin America countries will...

Troops can tweet from Guantánamo again

Clearwire board approves higher Sprint offer

Clearwire wants to accept a richer buyout offer made by Sprint this week and is recommending that sharehold...

Twitter adds security measure to logins

Twitter is adding an extra security measure to users' accounts in an effort to prevent unauthorized logins.

Sony mulls hedge fund's entertainment sale idea

Sony's CEO Kazuo Hirai says the electronics giant's board will discuss a proposal by U.S. hedge fund manage...

Fox show brings messy workplaces to television

This time "you're fired" is more than a Donald Trump catchphrase. Fox is turning the firing of real people ...

HP's 2Q offers hope even as revenue slump deepens

Hewlett-Packard is still scrambling to meet the growing demand for more versatile and less expensive mobile...

Ahead of the Bell: HP's 2Q results likely to sag

Hewlett-Packard will provide an update on its efforts to rise above the sinking PC market when it releases ...

CRUISE INDUSTRY

Cruise group adopts Passenger Bill of Rights

Major cruise companies have agreed to adopt a “Passenger Bill of Rights,” focusing on mechani...

L.A.’s Redbury Hotel coming to South Beach

Another Los Angeles transplant is coming to South Beach.

CRUISE INDUSTRY

Norwegian Breakaway takes its bow in Manhattan

Miami-based Norwegian Cruise Line celebrated the christening of its newest ship with pomp, pageantry ȁ...

GAY & LESBIAN MARKETPLACE

The Biltmore launches campaign to bring gay weddings to Coral Gables hotel

The Biltmore in Coral Gables has launched a ‘Love is Love’ campaign to bring gay weddings to the ...

CRUISE INDUSTRY

Norwegian Cruise Line sees first-quarter improvement

With an IPO in the rearview mirror and a new ship at sea, Norwegian Cruise Line has high hopes for 2013.

HOTELS

b2 hopes to B the place to 2be

The first of a new brand, b2 hotel, had its grand opening this week in downtown Miami.

HOTELS

March was a standout for South Florida hotels, new numbers show

Jackson Health board working to reverse financial crisis up for re-approval

The board that runs Jackson Health System is up for re-approval by the Miami-Dade County Commission after t...

Healthcare

Jackson Health System solvent for first time in five years

For the first time in five years, Jackson Health System is solvent, administrators say, but many financial ...

Marijuana

Miami area leaders discuss marijuana legalization

The Urban League of Greater Miami and Concerned African Women are hosting a public conversation to discuss ...

Healthcare

In Miami, more hospital prices may see light of day

Healthcare

Abused, isolated: the hard life of little Anubis Day

Anubis Day and more than 200 other Florida children are at the heart of a bitter fight over the stateȁ...

State oversight

Inside a nursing home: cartoons, tunes and tears

A recent inspection at one nursing home caring for children found significant shortcomings.

Drug addiction

As pill mills fade away, heroin fills the void

There are signs that heroin is returning as a cheap alternative to prescription pills, the by-product of Fl...