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Wall Street slumps in hurricaneâ?Ts aftermath
Stocks tumbled Tuesday in the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, which
slammed the Gulf Coast, pounded hotels and casinos, constricting oil refinery
capacity and leaving insurers to cover losses estimated as high as $26 billion.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Energy prices surge to new highs
The shutdown of oil platforms, refineries and pipelines along the Gulf Coast
drove energy prices sharply higher Tuesday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/5612507/
$3 gasoline may soon be a nationwide reality
American drivers have been shelling out more and more cash to fuel up their
vehicles, but things are on the verge of getting a whole lot worse.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8533441/
Katrina shows U.S. economy's vulnerabilities
Even as emergency workers and others slosh through the soaked, debris-strewn
streets of New Orleans and other areas torn up by Hurricane Katrina, some
economists fear American policy-makers will take the wrong lesson from the
storm and ignore Americaâ?Ts larger vulnerabilities.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9132279/
Worst hurricanes of century yet to come
The worst hurricanes of the century might cost $100 billion in today's dollars
â?" four times more than the highest estimates for Katrina.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9131264/
Safety first: The best places to live in the U.S.
In the wake of Hurricane Katrina's devastation, some Americans may be wondering
whether there are places in the U.S. that are safe from such natural disasters.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9131261/
U.S. Gulf Coast casinos damaged by hurricane
Hurricane Katrina damaged casinos in New Orleans and along Mississippiâ?Ts Gulf
Coast Monday, possibly destroying some riverboats and leaving others closed for
at least several more weeks, industry officials said Tuesday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9132970/
Small business survival guide
A hurricane may rip the roof off your office, but it doesn't mean you have to
shutter the business.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9131809/
Katrina could cost insurers up to $25 billion
Hurricane Katrina may cost the insurance industry up to $25 billion in claims,
according to the latest reports Tuesday from risk assessment firms.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9114813/
Consumer confidence rises unexpectedly
Consumers reassured by the strengthening job market stayed optimistic in August
despite the surging price of gasoline, giving a widely followed measure of
consumer confidence an unexpected boost.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9130273/
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