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Stocks close week flat as oil prices plummet
Stock indexes pared earlier losses Friday, but closed virtually unchanged, as
oil prices fell sharply amid optimism that a weakening Hurricane Rita wonâ?Tt
damage key refinery operations in the Gulf Coast as much as initially feared.
For the week, each of the marketâ?Ts main stock indexes gave up about 2 percent.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Who is the richest person in America?
For the third consecutive year the rich got richer. In this, the 24th annual
edition of The Forbes 400, the collective net worth of the nation's wealthiest
climbed $125 billion, to $1.13 trillion.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9440693/
Rita could be third-costliest storm
Hurricane Rita could cause insured losses of $9 billion to $18 billion, making
it one of the costliest storms ever, according to a preliminary forecast from a
risk management firm issued Friday, about a half-day before predicted landfall.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9454308/
Honda hopes to drive sales for a natural-gas car
It may seem strange to power a car with the same fuel youâ?Td use to heat your
home or cook an evening meal, but with the soaring price of gasoline cutting
into most Americanâ?Ts pocketbooks, at least one car company hopes natural gas
vehicles will soon be as ubiquitous as those running on regular unleaded. -- By
MSNBC.com's Roland Jones
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9427657/
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Oil experts relieved with Rita's path shift
Oil experts breathed a guarded sigh of relief Friday and crude prices fell
sharply as Hurricane Ritaâ?Ts path shifted away from Houston, the heart of the
U.S. refining industry.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9453894/
Oil prices fall sharply as Rita weakens
Crude oil prices slipped for a second day Friday as traders gauged news that
Hurricane Rita had weakened, suggesting that damage to refinery capacity in the
Gulf could be less severe than originally feared.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/5612507/
Gulf Coast entrepreneurs face reality
Entrepreneurs are determined to keep their businesses afloat in the wake of the
hurricanes.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9454755/
Rita seen threatening chemicals as well as oil
The impending strike of Hurricane Rita on the Texas coast poses as much of a
risk to chemical output as it does to oil production and refining, analysts
say, threatening shortages of plastics and other key products in coming days
and weeks.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9450545/
Houston refining industry at a standstill
Hurricane Rita's wandering aim could determine whether motorists face a small
and temporary bump in gasoline prices or must adjust their budgets to absorb a
bigger hit over a period of weeks.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9449085/
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