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March 13, 2003
Today’s headlinesGas prices hit high
The American Automobile Association said the average price of self-serve regular unleaded gasoline in Florida rose Wednesday to $1.704 a gallon, the highest level ever recorded by the auto club.
Jobless benefits office closes
The Tampa regional office for appeals was the state's busiest. Its claims will be handled by phone in Tallahassee.
At peak of season, where are tourists?
Businesses that count on visitors wait out the threat of war and begin plans to lure them back after a conflict ends.
TECO debt under review
Moody's Investors Service considers cutting the utility's debt rating.
Business goes into unknown after vote
Developers are wary of how receptive front-runner Pam Iorio will be toward projects in Tampa if she's elected mayor.
Enron executives charged with fraud in broadband flop
HOUSTON -- Federal prosecutors charged two Enron Corp. executives with fraud Wednesday for allegedly participating in a scam that generated $111-million in phantom earnings from an Internet movie-on-demand service that later fell apart.
Aggravating popup ads can be quashed by AOL users
Customers can download the control from the company's Web site.
Business Today
TRADE DEFICIT DWINDLES: A pickup in foreign demand for American industrial supplies, household appliances and cosmetics helped narrow the U.S. trade deficit to $41.1-billion in January. Even with the improvement, however, the trade gap marked the second-biggest monthly deficit on record, the Commerce Department reported. The deficit slimmed down by 8.4 percent in January from December's record $44.9-billion. The gap narrowed as U.S. exports rose, helped out by a weaker U.S. dollar, and imports fell, reflecting the more cautious mood of American consumers and businesses. Exports of goods and services went up by 1.6 percent to $81.9-billion in January.
Latest business news
Monday's Metal Prices
Skilling, Lay optimistic as testimony ends
Wachovia shares fall on Golden West deal
GAO: Sarbanes-Oxley costs high for cos.
London's FTSE-100 index closes down 24.6
Calif. attorney general files fourth suit
Rigas sentencings reset for April
Plaintiffs in insurance fraud lawsuit
Health insurance plans claim vast fraud
TD Ameritrade fiscal 1Q profit up 5 percent
Wells Fargo net rises on deposits, lending growth
Citi misses Street; 4Q profit down 11 percent
Housing bust still haunts the banks
Infosys quarter profit $458M, cuts guidance
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