Town Center Aventura announces new tenants to open in the fall

Town Center Aventura, the redesigned lifestyle shopping center formerly known as Loehmann’s Fashion ...

Ocean Bank names Juan del Busto to its board

BANKING

Miami’s City National Bank is a focus of a former Spanish banker’s problems in Spain

Sun Life Stadium

Super Bowl saga comes down to Tuesday vote

With a tax-subsidized renovation of the Dolphins’ stadium ruled out, South Florida pins its hopes for ...

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Home-buying frenzy: Strong demand collides with scarce inventory

The Open House on a leafy street near South Miami featured a snack wagon with cupcakes and chilled beverage...

HOUSE HUNTING

Distressed homes lure cash investors

Cash-wielding investors are dominating the market for distressed homes and condominiums.

US auto factories cutting back on summer downtime

Detroit auto factories are forgoing their traditional two-week summer break and speeding up production to m...

US auto factories cutting back on summer downtime

Detroit auto factories are forgoing their traditional two-week summer break and speeding up production to m...

Bernanke testimony to be studied for policy clues

When Ben Bernanke testifies about the U.S. economy Wednesday, the Federal Reserve chairman's words will be ...

Japan's trade deficit hits $8.6B due to weaker yen

Japan's trade deficit widened to a larger-than-expected 879.9 billion yen ($8.6 billion) in April as its we...

Volkswagen to put special fuel caps on diesels

Volkswagen is replacing the fuel tank covers on more than 200,000 of its diesel vehicles sold in the U.S. a...

Merck to repurchase $5B in common stock

Merck & Co Inc. said it will repurchase $5 billion worth of its common stock under an accelerated share rep...

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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...

design

The art of the mola comes from Panama’s Guna women

Sculptures in cloth are all-purpose pieces traditionally made by Guna women from the San Blas Islands

First Look: New Xbox elegant, but much unknown

Will gamers want One?

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Apple case seen as possible spur to tax action

Now that tech darling Apple Inc. has been dragged front and center into the debate over the U.S. tax code, ...

Sprint to listen to Dish offer

Wireless company Sprint Nextel Corp. says it can now let Dish Network Corp. see its books and talk with Dis...

Sprint boosts buyout offer for Clearwire

Sprint Nextel Corp. is offering 14 percent more than before for the stake in wireless data network operator...

US envoy in Cuba engages critics on and offline

The meeting on a sunny Havana square was a little bit revolutionary for Cuba's revolution. And for U.S. dip...

Spotify's Top 10 most streamed tracks

The following list represents the top streamed tracks on Spotify from Monday, May 13, to Sunday, May 19:

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...

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.

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 ...

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

CRUISE INDUSTRY

Full of new features, Royal Caribbean’s Quantum of the Seas to call New Jersey home

Royal Caribbean International’s next new ship, Quantum of the Seas, will offer bumper cars, simulate...

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...