The store remains open despite stock running low as customers seek to ride out the storm with a drink.

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Conservative investing and disciplined underwriting helped insurance biggie Chubb ( CB) ride out the recent financial storm better than a number of its property-casualty rivals.

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That Thursday, two dozen essential personnel from Valero's Gulf Coast refineries flew in to ride out the storm at "Hotel Valero"--a big room next to the call center outfitted with 20 queen-sized air mattresses and sundry items assembled from a trip to Wal-Mart.

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That Thursday, two dozen essential personnel from Valero's Gulf Coast refineries flew in to ride out the storm at "Hotel Valero"--a big room next to the call center outfitted with 20 queen-sized air mattresses and sundry items assembled from a trip to Wal-Mart (nyse: WMT - news - people ).

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And even if he does ride out the immediate storm, Mr Chernomyrdin's chance of winning a presidential election, whether held on schedule or earlier, must still be slim.

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Somewhere I know there is a glum but hopeful mobile cart operator hoping to ride out the storm on the way to big tips for the rest of the weekend.

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In short, it is a time when most businesses cut back and make preparations to ride out the storm.

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Many upscale markets manage to avoid price declines for awhile, he says, as homeowners reluctant to sell at a loss pull their properties off the market, hoping to ride out the storm.

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The night before the storm hit, I was out and about with no trouble getting a ride home.

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