AUTOMOTIVES

Potamkin sells N.Y. showroom for $125 million

Potamkin Automotive has sold its flagship New York showroom on Manhattan's `auto sales Autobahn' for $125 m...

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...

GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP WEEK

UM lays out a global agenda for budding entrepreneurs

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Boca Raton investment advisor ordered to pay $90K

Federal authorities have ordered a Boca Raton investment advisor to pay a $90,000 civil penalty for alleged...

SOUTH BEACH | CASA CASUARINA

Cash crunch shuts Versace hot spot

Casa Casuarina has closed after parting ways with embattled lawyer Scott Rothstein. The former Versace mans...

THE ECONOMY

Obama will hold job forum

President Barack Obama will meet with chief executives, small-business owners, economists, labor leaders an...

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

At Coral Gables hotel, a taste of Tuscany

The flavors and fashions of Tuscany will be on display at a Coral Gables hotel next week.

REAL ESTATE

Florida still leads nation in foreclosures

A rising proportion of fixed-rate home loans made to people with good credit are sinking into foreclosure.

Florida leads nation in foreclosures

Florida had the highest foreclosure and mortgage delinquency rate in the nation during the third quarter of...

Mortgage rates fall to record lows

Mortgage rates dropped to a historic low, but fewer people are getting home loans. The benchmark 30-year f...

High-profile builder's Palm Beach office complex to be auctioned

Palm Beach builder Robert Matthews' development dynasty has tumbled during the past several months, losing ...

U.S. mortgage delinquencies hit another quarterly record

The pace at which people fell behind on their mortgages slowed during the summer for the third consecutive ...

Equity One buys land in New York

North Miami Beach-based Equity One, an owner, developer, and operator of shopping centers, said Tuesday it ...

HOSPITALITY

Low-frills hotels have advantage in downturn

No room service? No waiters? No problem. Developers of limited-service hotels say they're hurting, too, but...

How the major stock indexes fared on Friday

Stocks fell for a third straight day Friday as a disappointing outlook from computer maker Dell Inc. sugges...

Stocks fall for 3rd day as dollar strengthens

Investors can't shake their fears that the economy isn't keeping up with the stock market.

Stock futures point to modestly lower opening

Stocks are set to continue their slide as the dollar is strengthening, and after a week of mixed economic r...

How the major stock indexes fared on Thursday

Signs of a subdued economic recovery sent investors out of stocks Thursday and in search of safer assets li...

Coventry, BJ's Wholesale, Vivus are big movers

The following stocks were among those that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday on the New York ...

Stocks futures indicate lower opening

Stock futures are pointing toward a lower opening following the lead of overseas markets and ahead of a wee...

Saks, Home Depot, Applied Materials are big movers

The following stocks were among those that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday on the New York St...

SCOTT ROTHSTEIN SCANDAL

Other law firms scoop up Scott Rothstein's colleagues

Being a former employee of Scott Rothstein isn't proving to be an obstacle for some of those attorneys who ...

Checkmates: Couples share money strategies

Three South Florida couples share their strategies for balancing finance and romance

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Boca Raton investment advisor ordered to pay $90K

Federal authorities have ordered a Boca Raton investment advisor to pay a $90,000 civil penalty for alleged...

GOVERNMENT REGULATION | SCOTT ROTHSTEIN SCANDAL

Experts: In these times, Scott Rothstein's victims should have known better

Investors who say they were swindled by Fort Lauderdale attorney Scott Rothstein should have been far more ...

TEEN DRIVING'S A HARD BARGAIN -- HERE'S HELP

Insuring a young driver is expensive, but insurance companies offer discounts that can take the sting out o...

OMG! Teens lead effort to ban texting while driving

These days, it's rare to see a teenager without a cell phone in their hands. But a group of six teens in Pa...

THE COLOR OF MONEY

Money talks, and guess what: it's bilingual

No es facil hablar de dinero. In English this means, it's not easy to talk about money. For many pe...

BANKING

China shores up Latin America ties

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

IberiaBank outlines Florida strategy

IberiaBank executives Monday discussed their goals for the 34 banking offices the Lafayette, La.-based inst...

BANKING

Customer consent will be a must for overdraft fees

A new rule issued by the Federal Reserve will prohibit banks from charging overdraft fees on ATM and debit ...

TD Bank questioned in Scott Rothstein scandal

Investors who fear they may have lost hundreds of millions entrusted to Fort Lauderdale lawyer Scott Rothst...

BANKS

CIT's move to bankruptcy court means more instability for retailers

Commercial lender CIT Group, which narrowly avoided collapse in July, has filed for bankruptcy -- one of th...

CITIGROUP

Citigroup taxpayer ownership doesn't prevent lobbying

Citigroup, which has yet to repay $45 billion in federal assistance, has more lobbyists than any other comp...

BANKING

Florida bank closings push total to 102 for year; most since 1992

U.S. bank closings for the year crested the century mark -- the most since 1992 -- in part because of three...