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US economic losses from natural disasters soared in 2024, even as they eased globally

Economic losses from hurricanes and other natural disasters soared in the U.S. last year and were above average globally, reflecting another year of costly severe storms, floods and droughts.Damage caused by Hurricanes...

The LA county wildfires could be the costliest in US history, early estimates say

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The wildfires that erupted this week across Los Angeles County are still raging, but already are projected to be among the costliest natural disasters in U.S. history.The devastating...

Wall Street indexes lose ground as market closes another record-breaking year

Stock indexes closed mostly lower Tuesday as the market delivered a downbeat finish on the final day of another milestone-shattering year on Wall Street.The S&P 500 gave up an early gain to...

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