The head of the Securities and Exchange Commission confirmed on Wednesday that the agency is investigating several companies' actions in the run-up to the financial crisis of 2008. ...more

March 18, 2010

Sure, networking is still a no-brainer, but how do you make contact with a hiring manager when your resume first has to be screened and catch the attention of a computer? ...more

March 15, 2010

The world has changed immensely since the recession began, and so have the rules of the job-hunting game. ...more

March 14, 2010

Retail sales posted a surprising increase in February as consumers did not let major snowstorms stop them from racking up purchases. The advance, the biggest since November, provided hope that the recovery from the great recession is gaining momentum. ...more

March 13, 2010

Americans regained more of their shrunken wealth last quarter, mainly because the healing economy boosted stock portfolios. But the gain was less than in the previous two quarters. ...more

March 12, 2010

I'm writing about Lindsay Peterson's story for The Tampa Tribune ("Game Plan," front page, March 7) about how the lottery pushes Floridians to spend more amid the recession. It was really great. ...more

March 11, 2010

Job openings rose sharply in January, evidence that employers slowly are ramping up hiring as the economy improves. ...more

March 10, 2010

Where is all the anger, pain and hurt coming from? Lashing out at what? Aren't we going through a hard enough time, we the people, with this recession? It's a time when we should be going out of our way to help our neighbors. Yes, I have used drugs and have broken a lot of laws. Yes, I have done my time in prison. I have paid my dues. I am asking for no special privileges or golden brick roads, just the opposite. I should earn your trust and respect. ...more

March 10, 2010

The word from Washington is that the U.S. economy is starting to rebound from the Great Recession. Here in Florida as a whole and Pasco County in particular, the recession's grip seems as unyielding as that of this endless winter. ...more

March 10, 2010

As tax day approaches, the Internal Revenue Service is giving agents more flexibility to work with taxpayers who have seen their incomes drop during the recession. ...more

March 9, 2010