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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.
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A hurricane warning was in effect from North Carolina all the way to Massachusetts - including for New York City, where...
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A well-known hurricane prediction team at Colorado State University just about hit the mark this year.
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Simon Cramond, Head of Shared Services, LIME, explains to SSON how operating shared services in the Caribbean presents...
I hate to add yet another risk to the long list you are already monitoring, but as Hurricane Andres reminded us this...
Kroger Co. reported Tuesday its quarterly profit fell 6% from a year ago, hurt by charges related to Hurricane Ike,...
Why do the Ike numbers vary all the way from $6 billion to $18 billion?
Architects from eight firms, ranging from a young New Orleans collective to world-renowned Gehry Partners, currently...
The residents of the Carrollton district of New Orleans must be prescient. Prior to Hurricane Katrina, the Carrollton...
you know, I mean, there are so many wild cards in this. If we were to have a hurricane like Rita or Katrina, then,...
Despite a 9% increase in sales, Cincinnati-based Kroger Co. reported a 6% earnings loss in its third quarter.
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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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