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By Savyata Mishra (Reuters) -Home Depot forecast a smaller drop in annual same-store sales on Tuesday, benefiting from resilient demand from professional contractors, as well as a lift from hurricane-related spending in the current quarter. The top U.S. home improvement chain also posted better-than-anticipated third-quarter results, a stark contrast from…
Generac Holdings Inc. (NYSE: NYSE:) has reported a significant increase in sales for the third quarter of 2024, with net sales reaching $1.17 billion, marking a 10% rise from the previous year. This growth was largely fueled by heightened power outage activity following Hurricanes Helen and Milton, which led to…
Hurricane season may end with a November surge of storms starting next week, AccuWeather forecasts.Florida and the Carolinas are most at risk, even as they recover from Hurricanes Helene and Milton.Warm sea temperatures and low wind shear could even bring a rare December cyclone. Hurricane season seems to be rallying…
Hurricane Helene battered rural mountain towns in North Carolina, a key voting bloc for Trump.Some analysts and candidates expect turnout to be lower in the region as people rebuild.North Carolina is a critical battleground state, with Trump and Harris polling neck-and-neck. Three weeks after Hurricane Helene ravaged western North Carolina,…
By Matt Tracy (Reuters) – Hurricane Milton tore through Florida last week, causing as much as $55 billion in property damage throughout the Sunshine State, according to the latest analyst estimates. Hitting just two weeks after Hurricane Helene, Milton was the latest in a series of major hurricanes in recent…
Investing.com — In a Wednesday note to clients, Morgan Stanley analysts discussed the potential impacts on leisure stocks from Hurricane Milton Sun, a Category 5 storm approaching Florida. According to the Wall Street firm, the impact is expected to be mixed across different companies in the leisure sector. While some…
Allie Rae chronicled her family’s experience sheltering in place during Hurricane Milton.The 40-year-old content creator and mother of three called it the scariest night of her life.Rae told Business Insider the storm hasn’t shaken her love for Florida. Allie Rae is a mother, entrepreneur, and OnlyFans creator who said she…
Multiple Disney World employees told BI about their disappointment with how the company handled Milton.Cash-strapped employees felt pressured to work well into the afternoon as weather forecasts looked increasingly dire.A Disney spokesperson said, in part, “Safety is always our first and most important factor when making decisions.” Rain began falling…
As Hurricane Milton hit, TikTok was filled with live streams from people in Florida.But even though there were plenty of live videos, it was hard to follow for breaking news.TikTok also amplified controversy, like with a woman who refused to evacuate her waterfront house. As Hurricane Milton approached Florida this…
Sandra Guadarrama-Baumunk and her family holed up at a Disney resort hotel during Hurricane Milton.Guests were told to stay in their rooms from 8:30 p.m. before the storm made landfall in Florida.The mom said the only drama was a fire alarm, but Disney handled everything smoothly. This as-told-to essay is…
