Frances&#39; fallout seen short-lived on Fla. economy
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Frances, the second major hurricane to strike Florida in three weeks, has stung tourism, agriculture and other industries, but the state&#39;s economy is expected to
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A menacing Hurricane Frances, packing 140 mph wind, crept closer Wednesday to the southeastern United States, and forecasters said Florida &#151; still cleaning up after Charley &#151; was at risk for another hurricane strike as soon as Friday.
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FORT PIERCE, Fla. - Thousands of Floridians beginning the recovery process in the destructive path of Hurricane Frances were hampered by long lines, congested highways and sticky heat as the White House and teams of relief workers promised that help was on the way...
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Description: NPR&#39;s Noah Adams speaks with NPR&#39;s Eric Weiner, reporting from Miami, about Hurricane Frances. The storm, now downgraded to Category 3 strength but still deadly, is headed directly for Florida&#39;s lower East coast.
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Tropical Storm Frances may regain hurricane strength as it crosses the warm water of the Gulf of Mexico, and is expected to make landfall again in Florida after slamming the peninsula and causing billions of dollars in damage.
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MIAMI As the hurricane called Frances lumbered across Florida, economic analysts estimated the costs of the damage inflicted by the sprawling storm and a previous hurricane three weeks ago, designated Charley, could run to $40 billion.
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The physical impact of Hurricane Charley, which slammed into Florida on Aug. 14, was immediately visible: downed trees, caved-in roofs, smashed windows. But in economic terms, the full brunt of the Category 4 storm has yet to be felt. Action Economics ...
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Floridians can go back to worrying about hurricanes.
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As sunshine state licks its wounds from Hurricane Frances, Gan Shmuel could reap the benefits. The most important news for Florida&#39;s 2.8 million residents this week has not been from the Republican
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NEW YORK : Crude oil prices showed a modest decline as fears that Hurricane Frances would disrupt US offshore oil production eased, analysts said.
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The weather gods might make the studios' transition into fall a more difficult proposition during the Labor Day weekend as Hurricane Frances heads toward southern Florida.
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Hurricane Frances is expected to be  less costly for insurers than feared, though high winds and  flooding generated billions of dollars in damage in Florida and  brought the state to a virtual standstill during a three-day  holiday weekend.
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MIAMI - A menacing Hurricane Frances, packing 140 mph wind, crept closer Wednesday to the southeastern United States, and forecasters said Florida - still cleaning up after Charley - was at risk for another hurricane strike as soon as Friday.    As Frances closed on the Bahamas, it was expected to fluctuate in intensity and could become a Category 5 storm with winds of 156 mph or higher, said Jamie Rhome, a meteorologist with the National Hurricane Center in Miami...
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Hurricane Frances will hurt sales and profits at Federated Department Stores Inc., the retailer said Tuesday. The Lazarus-Macy&#39;s parent estimates it will lose $20 million in sales, while
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Hurricane Frances could cause $3-6bn in insured losses in the US, less than experts first predicted.
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The four hurricanes striking Florida and other coastal states in the past two months appear &quot;to have held down employment growth but not enough to change materially&quot; the overall jobs picture in September, the Labor Department said Friday.
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Hurricane Frances has lost some of its bluster, but not enough to bring solution providers back to work. Calls were not answered at about a dozen Miami-area solution providers Friday, who no doubt were home bracing for the storm.