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ECONOMY

Share haiku on an economic theme

Two years ago, Business Monday asked readers to use the Japanese poetry form haiku to express themselves. N...

BizBytes 101

Is Facebook advertising right for your small business?

BizBytes 101 shares tips for navigating the issues of social media advertising.

Sunshine Industries

Locally based accounting firms build success in a field of heavy hitters

Crime

Stalker accused of bizarre plot to woo doctor — by kidnapping her

My View

Franchising a viable alternative in a tough economy

You are a successful mid-level executive or high-level corporate officer and have suddenly fallen victim t...

Wal-Mart debuts 'Great for You' seal

You may like the food you buy, but is it "Great for You"?

Asia stocks fall as Greek debt talks drag on

Asian stock markets fell Tuesday as talks dragged on to resolve a massive debt mess in Greece before it exp...

More than 40 states agree to foreclosure deal

More than 40 U.S. states have agreed to a nationwide settlement over foreclosure abuses.

China to publish sensitive wealth gap data

Chinese state media say the government plans to conduct a nationwide income survey to help it calculate a p...

Lee Enterprises seeks OK for reverse stock split

Newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises Inc. is seeking shareholder approval for a reverse stock split that wou...

'Halftime in America' ad creates political debate

People rarely pick a fight with Dirty Harry. But Chrysler's "Halftime in America" ad featuring quintessenti...

Summary Box: Corporate profits not what they seem

POOF GO THE PROFITS: Companies in the S&P 500 earned an estimated 5.8 percent more last quarter than a year...

Sunshine Industries

Armour Group builds bullet-proof business

A Fort Lauderdale company sells armored vehicles to military clients and companies with employees overseas.

Energy

Is oil drilling in Cuban waters safe?

With Scarabeo 9, a Spanish company’s leased oil rig, in place for exploratory drilling off the Cuban...

Immigration

Brazil offers visas to Haitians drawn by prospect of jobs

The Brazilian government created a special visa program after thousands of Haitians were stranded in remot...

Tradewinds

U.S. still tops for entrepreneurs

Ecuador

Ecuador conservation effort gets dragged into legal fight

Ecuadoran plaintiffs in an $18 billion lawsuit against Chevron said the company has been trying to bribe it...

Ecuador Environment

Ecuador court upholds historic environmental case against Chevron

An Ecuadoran court has upheld a ruling against Chevron for polluting the environment. Chevron says the ruli...

Cuba’s Year of Change

Cuba stacks up the building blocks of a new economy

The pace of economic reforms has picked up as Cuba seeks to move more people off government payrolls in an ...

Electronics

There’s a boom in smart baby monitors

The cry has been heard: After 20 years with little change to baby monitoring devices, new designs premiered...

Looking for work? There may be an app for that

Looking for a promising career in a lousy economy? A new study suggests you're apt to find it in apps - the...

Love gone wrong? Go digital to get over an ex

You thought you found your one true love online, but now you've been dumped by text or defriended on Facebo...

Google, Facebook remove content on India's order

Google India has removed web pages deemed offensive to Indian political and religious leaders to comply wit...

Verizon-Redbox deal adds to online video choices

A new Internet streaming venture built around Redbox's DVD-rental kiosks adds to a crowded field of online ...

Verizon to set up streaming service with Redbox

Phone company Verizon Communications Inc. will challenge Netflix and start a video streaming service this y...

Bigger US role against companies' cyberthreats?

A developing Senate plan that would bolster the government's ability to regulate the computer security of c...

Two South Florida-bound cruise ships hit by norovirus

Two cruise ships have been hit by norovirus, a gastro-intestinal bug that spreads fast and leaves misery be...

TRAVEL

Ship with sick passengers arrives in Fort Lauderdale

Princess Cruises has confirmed the stomach illness that affected almost 100 passengers aboard the Ruby Prin...

CRUISE INDUSTRY

Carnival: Bookings dropped fleetwide after Costa Concordia wreck

Carnival Corp. said in a regulatory filing that it expects full-year profits to take a $155 million to $175...

Bahamas police investigate cruise ship death

Authorities in the Bahamas say a 26-year-old U.S. tourist has died aboard a Carnival cruise ship and the cr...

Costs concordia disaster

Settlement offered to Costa Concordia shipwreck survivors

Passengers who suffered no physical injury from the grounding of the Costa Concordia are being offered a se...

CRUISE LINES

Disney Cruise Line coming to Miami

The Disney Wonder will set sail from Miami beginning in December, drawing more tourists here.

CONCORDIA SINKING

Carnival Cruise Lines faces a hostile PR tide

Reports of a 30-percent discount for shipwreck survivors on future cruises sparks global outrage as Carniva...

Jackson Health System

Uninsured woman’s search for surgery shows challenges faced at Jackson Health System

The case of a Hialeah single mother illustrates key issues — uninsured patients with complicated cas...

Jackson Health System

Jackson Health System will announce “significant” layoffs in about two weeks

Jackson Health System is restructuring in response to lower patient volume and budget problems.

Healthcare

Bascom Palmer plans major expansion

Healthcare

UM patient data stolen

Limited data on 1,219 University of Miami patients was stolen in November when someone broke the back windo...

Medicine

High-tech proton cancer therapy center planned for Palm Beach County

Backers of the controversial, and expensive, procedure say it can zap tumors with such accuracy that surrou...

Healthcare

Jackson Health System, UM headed toward “a completely new relationship”

Jackson Health System and the University of Miami are planning a new arrangement that would have some UM do...

Sunshine Industries

Hospitals hiring doctors to get ready for reform

Hospitals made disastrous decisions in the 1990s in hiring doctors. Now, they’re again buying physic...