HCA Net Falls, Hurt by Florida Hurricanes
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HCA Inc., the largest U.S. hospital chain, said on Friday its third-quarter earnings fell, hurt by hurricanes that hit the southeastern U.S. earlier this year, causing disruption and a drop in admissions at the company's hospitals in Florida.
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Hurricane Charley battered  multimillion-dollar houses on exclusive islands off southwest  Florida, prompting an initial damage estimate of $3 billion in  one county alone, an official said on Saturday.
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A key measure of U.S. airline industry  revenue slipped more than expected in October, pressured by  excess capacity, weak demand and a lingering impact from  hurricanes in Florida, analysts said.
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Health Management Associates Inc., which operates acute care hospitals in rural areas, lowered profit guidance Friday for the fourth-quarter and fiscal year, citing outages and service disruptions related to Hurricanes Ivan and Jeanne.
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Federated Departments Stores Inc. said Monday that Hurricane Jeanne will hurt third-quarter earnings by 1 cent to 2 cents per share, further lowering an outlook already cut because of lost sales from Hurricane Frances.
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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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A key measure of U.S. airline industry revenue slipped more than expected in October, pressured by excess capacity, weak demand and a lingering impact from hurricanes in Florida, analysts said.
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Authorities say Hurricanes Charley and Frances devastated the state&#39;s agricultural industry. Hurricane Charley caused up to one (b) billion dollars&#39; damage to the state&#39;s more than 6 (b) billion dollars worth of crops.
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As the remains of Hurricane Charley fizzled into a rainstorm off the coast of New England on Sunday, the numbers in Florida only got worse.
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Sarah Mason's home, which she bought with tips from cleaning other houses, started leaking during Hurricane Frances. Then came Hurricane Jeanne. Mason lost about everything, and she had no insurance. The four hurricanes that slammed Florida this year forced 252,000 residents to ask for federal help because their homes were damaged or destroyed.
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FLORIDA was yesterday counting the cost of being hit by four hurricanes in six weeks, prompting recovery plans on a scale never before seen in the United States.
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Thousands of Floridians will be getting insurance checks soon to help fix damage from Hurricanes Charley or Frances, but many will be surprised to learn how much of the repair bills they must pay themselves.
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U.S. insurers on Monday predicted that  Hurricane Charley could be the most costly U.S. storm since  Andrew in 1992, with Florida officials initially estimating  economic losses at $15 billion.
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PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - As Florida residents began sweeping up the wreckage left behind by Hurricane Charley, officials on Sunday estimated damages as high as $11 billion for insured homes alone...
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Hurricane Charley exposed glaring weaknesses in the emergency plans that were supposed to protect hundreds of Charlotte County&#39;s most vulnerable residents, the people living in nursing homes.
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WASHINGTON, Aug 17  - Hurricane Charley may have caused up to $15 billion in damage in Florida, but that is not seen immediately hurting the state&#39;s credit picture thanks to strong finances and funds in reserve, analysts said ...
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BellSouth Corp. BLS.N on Monday  said third-quarter earnings fell due to hurricane damage in the  southeastern U.S.