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WASHINGTON – Taking a strong stand against Palestinian extremists, the United States joined Friday with the United Nations (search), Russia and the European Union in demanding Syria immediately close the offices of Islamic Jihad in Damascus and prevent use of its territory for terror actions. The so-called quartet (search), which …

NEW YORK – Hurricane Katrina (search) is likely to result in at least $34.4 billion in personal and commercial property loss claims, according to the first publicly released survey of the nation’s insurers. ISO’s (search) Property Claim Services Unit said Tuesday that the preliminary estimate of damages to homes and …

SAN FRANCISCO – Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Friday’s session are General Electric Co., UnitedHealth Group Inc., Boston Scientific Corp. and Knight-Ridder Inc. BB&T Corp. (BBT) is expected to report third-quarter earnings of 77 cents a share, according to analysts polled by Thomson …