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United Airlines and Dow Chemical, among others, have set up corporate SWAT teams made up of employees who are trained to take charge in the event of an unexpected disaster. Attention to detail is a crucial component of most contingency plans. Dow has produced a 20-page program for communicating with the public during a disaster, right down to such particulars as who is going to run the copy machines. Many companies designate a single corporate spokesman to field all inquiries from the press. A list may be drawn up of those executives to be notified in emergency situations...
...energy giveaway, which could bring inflation-free economic growth to oil-consuming countries, sent spasms of optimism through the U.S. stock market. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 42.43 points and broke through the 1600 milestone for the first time, closing the week at a record 1613.42. But the rally stalled occasionally, partly because many investors were nervous about the effect that falling oil prices could have on Mexico, Nigeria and other debt-ridden oil producers and on the banks that have lent them money...
...steep decline in world oil prices is good news for U.S. consumers, who can celebrate by turning up their thermostat a touch or taking a trip in their Winnebago. Falling energy costs are also invigorating the stock market, where the Dow Jones industrial average rose 41.06 points last week to close at a record 1570.99. But for the once flush U.S. petroleum industry, no gushers of champagne have flowed since 1981, when the value of oil peaked. And last month's 25% drop in crude prices is bringing even more failures and layoffs to the Energy Belt. Last week...