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Rita could herald record

Rita could herald record hurricane year (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Hurricane Rita, bearing down on the Gulf of Mexico coast, will wreak extensive damage and could herald a record number of ferocious storms over the Atlantic this year, the United Nations top expert warned on Friday.

Oil Prices Drop As Hurricane Rita Weakens (AP via Yahoo! News)
Crude oil prices dropped for a second day Friday as traders gauged news that Hurricane Rita had weakened, suggesting that damage to refinery capacity in the Gulf could be less severe than originally feared.

Houston area could face tens of billions in damage when hurricane hits: study (CNews)
(AP) - Hurricane Rita has the potential to flood an area almost twice the size of New Orleans when it reaches shore early Saturday, causing tens of billions of dollars in damage to the Houston metropolitan area and plunging yet another major Gulf Coast metropolis into disarray.

Oil prices sink as Hurricane Rita weakens (BusinessWeek)
SEP. 23 5:17 P.M. ET Crude oil prices dropped sharply Friday, the second straight day of declines, as traders welcomed news that Hurricane Rita had weakened, suggesting that damage to refinery capacity in the Gulf could be less severe than originally feared.

Oil May Rise on Damage From Hurricane, Survey Shows (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
U.K. Sept. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil may rise on concern Hurricane Rita will damage production platforms in the Gulf of Mexico and refineries in Texas, a Bloomberg survey showed.

Oil prices drop as Hurricane Rita downgraded (FT.com via Yahoo! News)
Crude oil futures scaled back from recent highs on Friday amid signs that Hurricane Rita was losing strength and may miss the Texas refining hub around Houston, where many refiners have already shut their plants.However, the hurricane season for the western Atlantic has already caused severe energy supply disruption. Almost 30 per cent of US refinery capacity is shut because of the threat of

Techs, gold take TSX lower; NY mixed on anxiety over hurricane damage (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)
TORONTO (CP) - Lower gold and technology stocks kept the Toronto stock market negative Thursday even as energy stocks and crude oil rose as hurricane Rita roared toward a concentration of energy production facilities along the U.S. Gulf Coast.

Oil prices drop as Hurricane Rita downgraded (FT.com via Yahoo! News)
Crude oil futures scaled back from recent highs on Friday on signs Hurricane Rita was losing strength and may miss the Texas refining hub around Houston, where many refiners have already shut their plants.However, the hurricane season for the western Atlantic has already caused severe energy supply disruption. Almost 30 per cent of US refinery capacity is shut because of the threat of Rita and

Initial agricultural damage from Hurricane Ophelia estimated at more than 19 million (Bladen Journal)
Initial estimates of damage to North Carolina's agricultural industry from Hurricane Ophelia total $19.6 million, based on reports from 13 North Carolina counties.

Oil Prices Sink As Hurricane Rita Weakens (AP via Yahoo! News)
Crude oil prices dropped sharply Friday, the second straight day of declines, as traders welcomed news that Hurricane Rita had weakened, suggesting that damage to refinery capacity in the Gulf could be less severe than originally feared.