Daily Market Preview: National Hurricane Center Warns of 'Life Threatening' Hit
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1. European stocks opened lower as ongoing weakness in the U.S. dollar keeps regional currencies elevated as investors count the economic impact of this historic Hurricane season on the world's biggest economy.
2. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Friday that it lowered its assessment on Hurricane Irma to a category 4 storm but cautioned that it was still "extremely dangerous" and could bring "life-threatening" conditions around all of Florida.
3. The dollar index, which measures the greenback's strength against a basket of six global currencies, slipped to 91.08 in overnight Asia trading, the lowest level since January 2015. Most recently, the dollar index traded at 91.12.
4. The names, Social Security numbers, birth dates and drivers license numbers of more than 143 million people in the U.S. have been exposed as a result of a cyber attack at Equifax Inc. (EFX) - Get Report .
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