A Storm Surge for Wood Products?
The prospects of rebuilding hurricane-devastated areas has boosted shares in the sector, but S&P thinks the rally may be short-lived 9/14
Next Up: Katrina's Toll on Prices
August inflation numbers are fairly flat, but the hurricane's havoc introduces considerable upside risk for September and the fourth quarter 9/14
Architects Weigh In on Rebuilding
How can New Orleans' economic fortunes and important architecture be saved? Here's what several designers told McGraw-Hill's Construction.com 9/14
Aid
From Businesses, a Flood of Aid
American companies are on track to outstrip their 9/11 and tsunami donations in contributions to the post-hurricane relief effort 9/7
Katrina Whips Congress Into Action
In their emergency session, lawmakers will consider both urgent aid and creating a better response plan for the future 9/2
Entrepreneurs' Port in the Storm
With $2.6 billion for loans, SBA chief Hector Barreto plans to help Katrina victims recoup. But the first priority is feeding them 9/2
Businesses and Industries
Katrina: How Will Business React?
Loss of confidence could endanger the economy more than higher energy costs, but the storm can't wipe out overall positive momentum 9/13
Katrina's Squeeze on Insurers
S&P has placed a number of big names on CreditWatch with negative implications. Among them: Allstate, Lloyd's, and State Farm 9/13
Seen the Worst, Found Their Best
Entrepreneurs who survived other disasters offer Katrina's victims the benefit of their hard-won experience 9/12
Hibernia Rolls with the Punches
CEO Herb Boydstun tells how the Louisiana bank is searching for employees, keeping its merger on track, and staying "focused on our customers" 9/9
A Wal-Mart Becomes a Lifeline
With people in ravaged Columbia, Miss., depending on the store, a manager and his employees struggle to get it reopened as quickly as possible 9/7
Insurers Survey the Damage
The extent of Katrina's destruction is still murky, but S&P has concerns about the industry's exposure to claims from oil companies and refiners in the Gulf 9/1
Stronger Headwinds for Airlines
S&P believes Katrina's effect on fuel prices is a more serious concern for carriers than the direct impact on their operations 9/1
Economic Impact
A Second Look at Katrina's Cost
It's becoming clear that the price is greater than first thought. However, disruptions to the oil supply remain the biggest economic risk 9/13
Death on the Gulf, Delight on the Street
The market's surge doesn't mean investors' relish disaster, just that they see cheaper oil and low rates not so far down the road 9/12
Katrina's "Unique" Economic Impact
This hurricane has at least three unusual features that will likely take additional bites out of third- and fourth-quarter GDP 9/7
Weathering Katrina on Wall Street
Despite the severity of the regional destruction, S&P predicts that this megastorm will create but a small wrinkle for U.S. equities 9/7
The Greenback: Soggy after Katrina?
That's European investors' fear as a weaker U.S. dollar will make the region's exports less competitive and dent many industries 9/2
Which Funds Are in Katrina's Way?
S&P examines the extent of the hurricane's effects in areas ranging from oil and gas to insurance and lists the funds with exposure 9/1
Toting Katrina's "Severe Distortions"
S&P economist Beth Ann Bovino provides a rundown of the storm's likely impact on production, GDP, consumer spending... 8/31
Impact Scenarios from Hurricanes Past
What kind of economic pain might Katrina leave behind? Here's a look at typical megastorm aftereffects. This one, however, may not be typical 8/31
Lessons Learned
Katrina's Lesson: Be Prepared
The catastrophe exposed small businesses' lack of planning, says economist William Dunkelberg. Problem is, prevention can be costly 9/12
Tragedy and Telecom
How the Bush Administration's antiregulation stance contributed to the post-Katrina communications collapse -- and what should be done now 9/12
The Next Big One
Where America is most vulnerable and how the nation can better manage the risks ahead 9/9
The Day California Cracks
The natural disaster scenario: Budget crises have left the state ill prepared for a big quake 9/9
A Hot Zone In The Heartland
The medical disaster scenario: Little could be done to contain a deadly avian flu outbreak, say, in Chicago 9/9
New York Takes Another Hit
The terrorism scenario: It has been readying itself for a dirty bomb since 9/11, but... 9/9
"Platforms" for Disaster Planning
As the U.S. tries to cope with preparing for future calamaties, one approach has the most promise for covering many possibilities 9/9
Let Katrina Be a Warning
Here's what the hurricane can teach about handling natural disasters and energy policy better 9/1
Oil & Energy
Katrina's Wake
In addition to the hurricane's human toll, damage to the nation's energy infrastructure could reverberate well into the future 9/1
Feeding the Oil Monster with a Dixie Cup
Tapping the Strategic Petroleum Reserve is a welcome move, but energy players and consumers still fear a supply squeeze and price hikes 9/1
How Katrina Turned Off the Oil
An on-the-ground look at where Gulf Coast refiners and pipeline operators stand in the aftermath. For some, it isn't pretty 8/31
The People
B-Schools' Post-Katrina Scramble
MBA students displaced by the storm have loads of questions, such as: Where -- and how -- will they continue their education? 9/7
Finding Katrina's "Forgotten"
A trip through southern Mississippi and Louisiana reveals scenes of desperation in storm-ravaged towns that are off rescuers' radar for now 9/6
What About the Gulf's Oil Workers?
Before the rigs and pipelines can get back into operation, energy outfits have figure out how to get their employees safely back in place 9/1
Rebuilding
The New New Orleans
The Big Easy and the Gulf Coast will likely never be the same. But a phoenix could rise anew 9/12
"Dare to Dream" of a New Delta Dawn
An enviromental expert urges New Orleans to build on the city's creativity, embrace green technology -- and above all, act boldly 9/12
The Big Questions About the Big Easy
How to resurrect ravaged New Orleans? Is Houston the model, or post-9/11 New York, or even Venice? Given its crime, corruption, and the likely cost, is it even worth trying? 9/12
After Chaos, Changes in Calling?
Damage from Katrina spurs demand for satellite phones. The disaster zone may also become a proving ground for wireless technologies like WiMax 9/2
The Big Easy's Biggest Challenges
Preventing future floods will take a Herculean effort. So will reviving the city's crucial tourism industry 9/1
Tackling Swamped Communications
Katrina devastated networks in the Southeast. As repair crews move in, planners ponder how to strengthen the infrastructure for future crises 8/31
SLIDE SHOW
Designs That Can Save Lives
Disasters, natural and otherwise, are a fact of life. Here are some products and concepts that can help reduce the human toll
How to Find Help
Disasters, natural and otherwise, are a fact of life. Here are some products and concepts that can help reduce the human toll
Smaller Charities
Chip In, Too
Along with major groups such as the American Red Cross, some grassroots groups are aiding victims of Hurricane Katrina in unusual ways
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