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HURRICANES AND U.S. ECONOMY

Society has become more vulnerable to hurricane impacts. Hurricane-related damages have risen dramatically in recent years. In the aftermath of any extreme event there is a demand for a bottom-line measure of damages in dollars. Sectors impacted are retail, hospitality, construction, agriculture/farming, infrastructure and last but not the least Finance and most likely the insurance sector.

Hurricanes and U.S. Economy is part of Business Exchange, suggested by Subrata Mukherjee. This topic contains 162 news and 4 blog items. Read updated news, blogs, and resources about Hurricanes and U.S. Economy. Find user-submitted articles and reactions on Hurricanes and U.S. Economy from like-minded professionals.

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Jesse Jackson Interview; Jobless Rate Jumpmore

LAWRENCE SUMMERS, FMR. TREASURY SECRETARY: It is some exaggeration, but we have the had the financial equivalent to...

Census: U.S. citizens, not immigrants, lead Texas growthmore

times what it was in 2005. It peaked in 2006, when an influx of Louisiana residents displaced by Hurricane Katrina...

Kroger blames Hurricane Ike in third-quarter lossmore

Despite a 9% increase in sales, Cincinnati-based Kroger Co. reported a 6% earnings loss in its third quarter.

People can't be bribed into spendingmore

year's credit binge. People are hunkering down. Security, not consumption, is the order of the day. A hurricane may be...

Weekend Edition: Solving buzzwords and big ideas in today's great econ...more

way of describing today's economic environment without resorting to expletives. In comic book terminology, it is a...

LIFESAVER Bottle - The One Gift That Can Save Your Life, the Environme...more

filtration water bottle, was designed specifically to save lives. The LIFESAVER Bottle was developed in the wake of...

Kroger profit slips, backs sales growth projectionmore

Kroger Co. reported Tuesday its quarterly profit fell 6% from a year ago, hurt by charges related to Hurricane Ike,...

William Gray's hurricane prediction team nearly on targetmore

A well-known hurricane prediction team at Colorado State University just about hit the mark this year.

US is in a 14-month recession: surveymore

forecasters say is in a 14-month recession, forecasters say (Agencies) Updated: 008-11-18 11:17 NEW YORK -- The US...

Ideas to kick-start an economymore

Commentary A selection of our best photos from the past 24 hours. Slideshow Vivid scenes of nature from Hurricane...

Obama to Assemble White House Team; Job Losses at the Forefront; Marri...more

The latest on the storm's track in a moment and whether or not it could become a hurricane. It's eight minutes after...

" Job losses cut across 41 statesmore

100 over the past year. Louisiana shed 17,500 jobs in September, a figure not 'substantially' affected by Hurricane...

European markets pulled back by Dowmore

stock markets moved modestly lower Tuesday along with Wall Street on renewed fears about the outlook for the U.S.

Oil drops 6 percent on demand and rising U.S. inventoriesmore

Thursday as major U.S. banks reported huge losses and other companies painted a grim outlook for the battered U.S.

Oil tumbles below $75 a barrelmore

spending is often among the first areas where consumers and businesses cut back, according to analysts. 'Indeed, the U.

" Jobless claims fall from 7-year highmore

the highest recorded since the 517,000 claims filed in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The hurricane...

Oil falls 3% to near $72 on recession fearsmore

after a recent slew of gloomy data that has overshadowed OPEC's talk of possible production cuts and a hurricane that...

Oil plumbs to fresh 13-month lowmore

after a recent slew of gloomy data that has overshadowed OPEC's talk of possible production cuts and a hurricane that...

How to rebuild Americamore

a government so shrunken in skill and mandate that our gravest problems - financial collapse, natural hazards like...

US hotel industry posted declines last weekmore

$103.90.'While the impact from Rosh Hashanah was felt last week, the major concern over the bailout of the U.S.

Oil falls below $96 on financial turmoilmore

$93.36. 'It was a surprise that Congress rejected the bailout and it's just reinforcing the belief that the U.S.

Oil below $96 on financial turmoilmore

$93.36. 'It was a surprise that Congress rejected the bailout and it's just reinforcing the belief that the US economy...

Oil steady at $96 after nose divingmore

$93.30. 'It was a surprise that Congress rejected the bailout and its just reinforcing the belief that the U.S.

Pinched and Watching Penniesmore

inflation. During the recession in 2001, spending simmered at a 1 to 2 percent growth rate. And when Hurricane Katrina...

Parts of region will cash in on Ike; misery awaits othersmore

Hurricane Ike's winds left misery for parts of the region's economy but will spur opportunity in the months ahead for...

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