Businesses Batten Down for Frances
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Hurricane Frances threatens to dampen sales, and possibly earnings, for a slew of companies -- from insurers to airlines -- as business activity screeches to a halt only three weeks after Hurricane Charley hit Florida.
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Hurricane Frances battered the main tourist hub in the Bahamas on Friday, unleashing powerful winds that ripped apart roofs and shattered windows in highrises. The storm's violence drove thousands to flee and left one man electrocuted.
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Storm chasers from Toronto, Canada, measure the wind speed near a sign blown over by winds from Hurricane Frances in St. Lucie County, Florida, September 4, 2004.
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NEW YORK: Tampa Bay&#39;s travel was delayed for hours by Hurricane Frances, but MLB Commissioner Bud Selig denied request. BY RONALD BLUM.
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Hurricane Frances lost some steam and hesitated off the Florida coast Friday, prolonging the anxiety among the millions evacuated and raising fears of a slow, ruinous drenching over the Labor Day weekend.
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Hurricane Frances lost some steam and hesitated off the Florida coast Friday, prolonging the anxiety among the millions evacuated and raising fears of
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Florida's power and telecommunications infrastructure suffered a serious blow when Hurricane Frances blew in over Labor Day weekend. Portable cellular phone service stations and generators offer only a temporary fix. By Jacob Ogles.
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NEW YORK, September 7 (New Ratings) - Crude oil futures declined yesterday in response to the news of Hurricane Frances missing the oil facilitates at the Gulf of Mexico.
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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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MIAMI - Hurricane Frances weakened slightly Monday, but forecasters warned it would pick up strength as it headed toward the Caribbean islands, which it could begin affecting Tuesday.
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An emergency official said Florida residents may want to think twice about taking down the hurricane shutters. Even as Hurricane Frances battered Florida, another strong storm churned in the central Atlantic.
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Hurricane Frances will probably not rack up as large an insurance bill as initially feared. With premium hikes typically following big losses, thatâs good news for most insurance-buying companies not affected by the devastating storm.
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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.
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Though high winds and flooding generated billions of dollars in damage in Florida, Hurricane Frances is expected to be less costly for insurers than feared, analysts and industry officials said on Monday.
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Frances dropped up to 11 inches of rain along Floridaâs central east coast and caused flooding as it moved inland toward Tampa. It left behind leveled trees and power lines, tangled traffic lights and beachfront
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Hurricane Frances weakened and slowed yesterday as it approached Florida. The latest developments prolonged the anxiety among the millions evacuated and raised fears of a long and ruinous drenching over the Labour Day weekend.
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FORT PIERCE, Fla. - Massive Hurricane Frances trudged toward land with 105 mph wind and pelting rain late Saturday, knocking out power to 2 million people and forcing Floridians to endure a frightening night amid roaring gales that shredded roofs and uprooted trees...