BUSINESS SERVICES

FedEx offers faster same-day service in Miami

FedEx is stepping up competition with couriers with faster same-day city service in the Miami area.

INSURANCE

Florida homeowners to receive $19.25 million in “unprecedented’’ settlement

Wells Fargo Bank and insurer QBE will settle claims that they inflated premiums for “force-placed&#x...

TECHNOLOGY

Florida ahead of the curve on driverless auto testing

In the car of the future, it may not matter if the driver is asleep at the wheel. Three states, including F...

TECHNOLOGY

RedMas opening offices in Chile and Mexico

RedMas, the digital advertising arm of the Cisneros Group, has opened offices in Chile and Mexico, the comp...

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...

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Yahoo looks to regain its cool with Tumblr deal

After falling woefully out of fashion, Yahoo wants to be cool again while catering to the capitalistic dema...

Lew taps government retiree pension fund

Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew says he will begin tapping into two government employee retirement funds to bu...

Warren Buffett enjoys playing salesman-in-chief

Billionaire Warren Buffett isn't just Berkshire Hathaway's chairman and CEO. He's also the chief salesman.

Summary Box: Small company stocks are bright spot

SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL: Small company stocks were a bright spot for the market in a subdued start to the week f...

How the Dow Jones industrial average fared Monday

The Dow Jones industrial average and the Standard & poor's 500 index edged lower on Monday as investors wai...

Gold breaks a losing streak; other metals rise

The price of gold rose Monday for the first time in nearly two weeks.

Rates mixed at weekly US Treasury bill auction

Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills were mixed in Monday's auction with rates on three-month bills ...

Small company stocks take the limelight

Small companies are taking the limelight on a choppy start to the week.

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

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Yahoo looks to regain its cool with Tumblr deal

After falling woefully out of fashion, Yahoo wants to be cool again while catering to the capitalistic dema...

At a glance: comparing Yahoo and Tumblr

Yahoo is paying $1.1 billion to buy the popular blogging site Tumblr. It's part of Yahoo's comeback efforts...

Seamless and GrubHub to combine, no terms revealed

Rival online takeout services Seamless North America and GrubHub on Monday announced plans to combine and c...

Should we let wunderkinds drop out of high school?

It's one thing to say tech geniuses don't need degrees. After all, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerbe...

Key events involving Yahoo and its performance

Panel: Apple uses firms outside US to avoid taxes

Apple Inc. employs a group of affiliate companies located outside the United States to avoid paying billion...

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

Carnival Corp. to pay government for help following Splendor, Triumph fires at sea

Carnival Corp. said in a statement Monday that the company will reimburse the U.S. government for costs rel...

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

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...

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.