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Stocks end lower as energy prices pull back
Stocks meandered in and out of positive ground Friday, closing slightly lower
but higher for the week, as oil prices cooled on indications that both the
United States and its allies will release oil reserves to counter supply
disruptions in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Import surge expected to ease gas shortages
As motorists and shippers continued to grapple with surging fuel prices and
spot shortages Friday, a flood of imported oil and refined fuels is expected to
prevent wider outages in the next few weeks.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9176724/
U.S., allies detail plans to release oil reserves
Twenty-six countries in an international energy consortium will release more
than 60 million barrels of crude oil and gasoline to relieve the energy crunch
caused by Hurricane Katrina in the United States.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9173277/
U.S. payrolls expand, jobless rate falls
The nationâ?Ts unemployment rate dipped to a four-year low of 4.9 percent in
August as companies added 169,000 jobs, a sign that the labor market continued
to gain traction before Hurricane Katrina struck.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9172417/
Oil, gasoline futures fall sharply
The post-Hurricane Katrina petroleum-supply outlook improved somewhat on Friday
as U.S. and European governments agreed to release more than 60 million barrels
of oil and refined products from their emergency reserves.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/5612507/
Will Katrina ground airlines for good?
Add U.S. airlines to the casualty list in Hurricane Katrina's wake.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9174372/
Thousands complain to feds on gas gouging
Lawmakers are demanding an investigation into gasoline prices after thousands
of motorists called a government hotline to complain of price gouging.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9170150/
Hurricane Katrina takes a toll on jobs
Hundreds of thousands of people are finding themselves out of work and their
livelihoods in limbo following the wrath of Hurricane Katrina.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9170134/
Chance of recession doubles after Katrina
The likelihood of a recession has doubled in the aftermath of Hurricane
Katrina, credit rating agency Standard & Poorâ?Ts said Friday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9176389/
Storm damaged many offshore rigs, platforms
Hurricane Katrina damaged or displaced an estimated 58 Gulf of Mexico oil
platforms and drilling rigs, according to the American Petroleum Institute.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9172765/
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