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Florida's Jobless Rate Falls for a Third Straight Month as State Adds 21,800 Jobs
Business & Real Estate

Florida's Jobless Rate Falls for a Third Straight Month as State Adds 21,800 Jobs

Sep 258 min
Florida's Minimum Wage Reaches $15 on September 30, Ending a Six-Year Climb
Business & Real Estate

Florida Minimum Wage Hits $15 an Hour as Final Voter-Approved Increase Takes Effect

Sep 238 min
FPL Customers Absorb a Rate Increase as Consumer Groups Take the Settlement to the Florida Supreme Court
Business & Real Estate

FPL Customers Absorb a Rate Increase as Consumer Groups Take the Settlement to the Florida Supreme Court

Sep 189 min
Florida Gas Prices Jump 18 Cents Overnight and Climb Back Above $4 a Gallon
National News

Oil Above $100 Has Pushed Florida Gas Past $4.20 and Diesel Over $6 a Gallon

Sep 108 min
Fed Meets Next Week as Mortgage Rates Hit a One-Year High
National News

Fed Meets Next Week as Mortgage Rates Hit a One-Year High

Sep 108 min
Florida's Economy Grows to 14th Largest in the World as Migration Cools
Business & Real Estate

Florida's Economy Grows to 14th Largest in the World as Migration Cools

Aug 279 min
Fed's September Decision Looms Over Florida's Housing Market
National News

Fed's September Decision Looms Over Florida's Housing Market

Aug 199 min
FPL Customers Face Four Years of Rate Increases Under Approved Deal
Business & Real Estate

FPL Customers Face Four Years of Rate Increases Under Approved Deal

Aug 199 min344
Marketplace Insurers Propose Double-Digit 2027 Premium Increases in the State With the Most Enrollees
National News

Marketplace Insurers Propose Double-Digit 2027 Premium Increases in the State With the Most Enrollees

Aug 199 min
Immigration Enforcement Is Reshaping Florida's Construction Workforce and Building Costs
National News

Immigration Enforcement Is Reshaping Florida's Construction Workforce and Building Costs

Aug 168 min
Florida's Jobless Rate Edges Down but the State's Labor Market Still Trails the Nation
Business & Real Estate

Florida's Job Market Cools as Federal Payrolls Shrink and Orlando Pulls Ahead

Aug 168 min
Inflation Cools to 3.4 Percent as Florida Mortgage Rates Hit a 2026 High
National News

Inflation Cools to 3.4 Percent as Florida Mortgage Rates Hit a 2026 High

Aug 139 min
A single-family home beside an orange grove in Fort Denaud, Florida
National News

Mortgage Rates Stuck Near 6.6 Percent Keep Florida Buyers on the Sidelines

Aug 108 min
Florida's Jobless Rate Falls for the First Time Since 2024, but the State's Labor Picture Stays Mixed
Business & Real Estate

Florida's Jobless Rate Falls for the First Time Since 2024, but the State's Labor Picture Stays Mixed

Aug 78 min
Half of Young Miami Residents Say They Expect to Leave, Survey Finds
Business & Real EstateSouth Florida

Half of Young Miami Residents Say They Expect to Leave, Survey Finds

Aug 48 min
Florida's Back-to-School Tax Holiday Runs Through August 20
Business & Real Estate

Florida's Back-to-School Tax Holiday Runs Through August 20

Aug 28 min
Editorial: Florida's Housing Math No Longer Works for the People Who Live Here
Editorial & Opinion

Editorial: Florida's Housing Math No Longer Works for the People Who Live Here

Jul 318 min
Fed Holds Rates Again, Leaving Florida Buyers Facing Mortgage Costs Near 7 Percent Into 2027
National News

Fed Holds Rates Again, Leaving Florida Buyers Facing Mortgage Costs Near 7 Percent Into 2027

Jul 268 min
Editorial: Florida's Insurance Market Is Healing, but Affordability Remains the Real Test
Editorial & Opinion

Editorial: Florida's Insurance Market Is Healing, but Affordability Remains the Real Test

Jul 68 min
Citizens Property Insurance Rate Cuts Take Effect July 1 for Florida Homeowners
Business & Real Estate

Citizens Property Insurance Rate Cuts Take Effect July 1 for Florida Homeowners

Jul 28 min
Citizens Property Insurance Cuts Rates Statewide for First Time Since 2015 as Florida Reforms Take Hold
Business & Real Estate

Citizens Property Insurance Cuts Rates Statewide for First Time Since 2015 as Florida Reforms Take Hold

Jun 288 min
Florida Housing Market Cools Into Balance as May Sales Rise and Prices Edge Up
Business & Real Estate

Florida Housing Market Cools Into Balance as May Sales Rise and Prices Edge Up

Jun 268 min
Fed Holds Rates Steady as New Chairman Signals Possible Hikes, Keeping Pressure on Florida Homebuyers
National News

Fed Holds Rates Steady as New Chairman Signals Possible Hikes, Keeping Pressure on Florida Homebuyers

Jun 269 min
Mortgage Rates Stuck Near 6.5 Percent Keep Pressure on Florida Homebuyers
National News

Mortgage Rates Stuck Near 6.5 Percent Keep Pressure on Florida Homebuyers

Jun 118 min