Harvey and Irma take a huge bite out of the U.S. economy.

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By Eric HolthausSep 13, 2017, 5:19 pm145 pts
America’s twin hurricane disasters inflicted around $190 billion in direct damages, with lingering economic impacts from lost business adding up to perhaps an additional $100 billion. That’s nearly one-quarter the total of all U.S. natural disasters since 1980. Financial firms Moody’s and Goldman Sachs…

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