Robert Trigaux
Top 10 reasons why whistle-blowers are heroes
If there's one thing this country likes, it is a whistle-blower. That's why Enron whistle-blower Sherron Watkins Thursday was treated like royalty by members of Congress when she testified about how she tried to convince top Enron executives that the company's accounting was rotten.
Building begins at Raymond James
ST. PETERSBURG -- Profits are down and times are tough in the securities industry, but Raymond James Financial Inc. broke ground anyway Thursday for a $29-million office tower that will add 300,000 square feet to the company's Carillon complex.
Jeep Grand Cherokees recalled
WASHINGTON -- Chrysler announced the recall of 1.6-million Jeep Grand Cherokee sport utility vehicles Thursday in response to a series of accidents in which the vehicles unexpectedly lurched into reverse, causing at least five deaths and more than 150 injuries.
Avoiding past mistakes
SPRING HILL -- Ivette Gigante pulled out her Huntington Bancshares ATM card Thursday afternoon and pretended to cut it with her fingers.
Preparing for the switch
Some questions and answers on today's takeover of Huntington Bank by SunTrust:
Buffett group buys a stake in Outback
TAMPA -- Outback Steakhouse Inc. has a fan in Omaha.
Business digest
DOW RETURNS TO 10,000: The Dow Jones industrials scratched out their first finish above 10,000 in more than a month, helped by a burst of last-minute buying. The index closed up 12.32 at 10,001.99, its best close since Jan. 10, and has now risen 376 points in the past five sessions. Skeptics, however, question the durability of the advance, noting there is still no consensus as to when a recovery is going to come and how robust it will be.
