natural disaster

Energy companies on the U.S. Gulf Coast suffered minimal damage after Hurricane Francine made landfall on Wednesday as a Category 2 hurricane and weakened as it made its way inland on Thursday. Shell plc (NYSE:SHEL) inspected its manufacturing sites in Geismar and Norco, Louisiana, to ensure the....

Thousands of residents in Hawaii have been forced to flee their homes as wildfires ravaged the island of Maui, destroying parts of Lahaina Town, a historic destination dating back to the 1700s. The fire, one of the deadliest in recent U.S. history, has claimed at least 36 lives and left a trail of...

With the recent earthquakes in Turkey having a devastating impact on the region, claiming thousands of lives and leaving many more people in need of aid and support, the global cryptocurrency community has stepped up to offer its support, with many local and international crypto exchanges...

The Procure Disaster Recovery Strategy ETF (NASDAQ: FEMA) gapped down about 0.5% on Friday on lower-than-average volume after gapping up to reach an all-time high of $27.30 on Thursday. Although the ETF currently lacks liquidity, FEMA outperformed the S&P 500 by almost 50% since Oct. 13,...

The magnitude 7 earthquake and its aftershocks that have been hitting Japan over the last few days have investors worried about damage and disruptions of local businesses. In a series of reports out this week, Citi analysts address the impact the quake has had on a number of companies with...