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Oil Prices Surge as Rita Nears

NEW YORK – Crude-oil prices rose Wednesday as traders braced for the possibility that Hurricane Rita could smash into key oil facilities in Texas. Workers fled oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico (search) less than a month after Hurricane Katrina tore through the same region, as Rita strengthened into …

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Bush: U.S. 'Well-Prepared' for Rita

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – President Bush (search) hopscotched the country from one high-tech disaster command center to another Saturday, declaring himself satisfied with the government’s response to the latest monster hurricane. Seeking to project a take-charge role on Hurricane Rita (search), Bush tracked its assault on Texas and Louisiana from …

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Nike Q1 Profit Beats Forecasts

CHICAGO – Nike Inc. (NKE), the world’s largest athletic shoe maker, posted a bigger-than-expected 32 percent jump in quarterly profit on Monday on strong sales in the key U.S. footwear market, pushing its stock higher. The robust sales marked a turnaround from last quarter, when Nike reported its slowest revenue …

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