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Hurricane Katrina is being blamed for even more earnings shortfalls. It’s not so much the insurance companies that are using the “blame Katrina” excuse, but it’s coming from some unlikely sources. Earlier, Books-A-Million blamed Katrina for its earnings (although the company is based in Alabama and doesn’t have any stores in New Orleans). Now, a mattress company and a cosmetics company are blaming Katrina for their poor earnings.

Posted by edelfenbein at September 20, 2005 10:22 AM