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US inflation soared to an eight-month high in September

Revived car sales push US retail sales to two year high

Booming car and petrol sales in September pushed the US retail sector to its highest level in more than two years, the Commerce Department said today.

Business • 13 Oct 17

Hiscox said it had two main areas of exposure to Harvey, which caused a prolonged period of flooding over Houston in Texas

Hiscox sees $150m net claims from Hurricane Harvey

Lloyd's of London underwriter Hiscox said it estimates net claims of about $150m based on an insured market loss of $25 billion from Hurricane Harvey, which lashed Texas in the last week of August.

Business • 18 Sep 17

Hurricane Harvey disrupted US economic activity in the US last month

Hurricane Harvey hits US retail sales, industry output

US retail sales unexpectedly fell in August and industrial output recorded its biggest drop since 2009 as Hurricane Harvey disrupted activity.

Business • 15 Sep 17

Donald and Melania Trump serve food at an emergency shelter in Houston today

Trump meets with victims of Hurricane Harvey in Texas

US President Donald Trump flew to Houston today to meet with victims of Hurricane Harvey and see the effects of the record-setting storm while he presses for a multi-billion dollar aid package.

World • 02 Sep 17

Average hourly earnings rose 3 cents or 0.1% after rising 0.3% in July, keeping the year-on-year gain in wages at 2.5% for a fifth month

US job growth slows more than expected in August

US job growth slowed more than expected in August after two months of strong gains in a row, new figures show today.

Business • 01 Sep 17

People were rescued by boats, which travelled down flooded roadways (Pic: Seán O'Loughlin)

Irishman shares video of evacuation from Texas floods

An Irishman who has lived in Texas for 15 years has described seeing floodwaters "creep up" the steps to his house in Texas before he and his family were evacuated amid the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.

hurricane harvey • 30 Aug 17

Swathes of Houston were underwater yesterday, the effect of Harvey sweeping ashore on Friday as the most powerful hurricane to hit Texas in 50 years

Harvey hits insurance stocks with $20bn losses expected

Hurricane Harvey's whipsaw of wind and rain across Houston and the Texas Gulf Coast has hurt the shares of US property and casualty insurers, as Wall Street analysts estimate insured losses as high as $20 billion.

Business • 29 Aug 17

Shauntelle Tynan is in Houston for treatment of a rare autoimmune disease

Irish teen caught up in US floods evacuated to hospital

A seriously ill Irish teenager who had been stranded amid the Houston flooding has been evacuated from her apartment and brought to Texas Children's Hospital.

hurricane harvey • 29 Aug 17

Petrol prices hit two-year highs as massive floods caused by the storm forced refineries across the US Gulf Coast to shut down

Oil markets volatile as Hurricane Harvey hits US fuel

Oil markets have been roiled this morning after Hurricane Harvey wreaked havoc along the US Gulf coast over the weekend, crippling Houston and its port, and knocking out numerous refineries as well as some crude production.

Business • 28 Aug 17

People walk down a flooded street as they evacuate their homes

Trump says Houston response 'being handled very well'

US President Donald Trump has said he would talk with Congress about how to fund what will be a very expensive recovery from Hurricane Harvey as deadlines loom on the US budget and federal debt ceiling.

World • 28 Aug 17

Volunteers and officers help rescue residents in the upscale River Oaks neighbourhood

Over 1,000 people rescued as Harvey floods Houston

Emergency crews raced to pull people from cars and homes as flood waters rose across southeast Texas, rescuing more than 1,000 people in the Houston area as Tropical Storm Harvey pounded the region.

World • 28 Aug 17

Prices rose as production in the affected area shut down in preparation for the hurricane

Oil prices rise as Hurricane Harvey heads for US coast

Oil prices have risen today as the US fuel industry prepares for potential output disruptions as Hurricane Harvey heads for the heart of the nation's oil industry in the Gulf of Mexico.

Business • 25 Aug 17

Strong winds buffet waves as Hurricane Harvey approaches Corpus Christi

Texas governor seeks disaster declaration over storm

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has asked US President Donald Trump to issue a "major disaster declaration" for the state, as Hurricane Harvey threatens to inflict some of the worst storm damage in a decade.

hurricane harvey • 25 Aug 17

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