SunTrust: Terrorists slipped under radar
The indictment of Zacarias Moussaoui as an alleged terrorist conspirator gives a deeper look into how the Florida operation of SunTrust Banks was used to funnel terrorist funds.
Plant gearing up to make luggage scanners
CLEARWATER -- It's a speedup that would put any business on edge. Increase output eightfold and expand staff fivefold while conquering severe reliability problems.
Local witnesses divided over Cracker Barrel suit
WESLEY CHAPEL -- As lawyers suing the Cracker Barrel restaurant chain tell it, waitress Jenny Gleason "routinely witnessed" black people getting worse service and overhead racial slurs coming from the staff at the Cracker Barrel restaurant on Interstate 75 in Pasco County.
Rule would cut Medicaid funds
A proposed change in how the federal government reimburses states for Medicaid would mean a $185-million reduction in the money Florida uses to pay for hospital care for the poor.
'Change' sweeps Europe
PARIS -- Europe's new currency made its public debut Friday, when euro "starter kits" hit the streets in three countries, and citizens got their first chance to jiggle the coins before they become legal tender on New Year's Day.
Retail prices under control
WASHINGTON -- The good news in Friday's economic reports for November was that industrial production didn't fall as much as expected and that consumer prices didn't fall at all.
SEC says Florida CEO bilked clients
WEST PALM BEACH -- The head of a delivery company is accused of spending more than $2.3-million of investor funds on personal expenses including bodyguards, limousines and a personal valet.
Business digest
GM CUTS CONTRIBUTION: General Motors Corp. has notified its salaried employees that it is reducing company contributions to employee 401(k) retirement plans for the second time this year. Beginning Jan. 1, GM will cut its matching contribution to 20 cents on the dollar from 60 cents. GM joins other automakers and parts suppliers that have eliminated or reduced 401(k) contributions, including Ford Motor Co., DaimlerChrysler AG's Chrysler Group, Delphi Automotive Systems Corp. and Visteon Corp.
