HURRICANE GUSTAV, which hit Haiti and killed at least two people, weakened to a tropical storm on Wednesday, although experts have warned that it could have regained strength by this weekend.
Oil prices on trading markets rose amid forecasts Gustav could become a highly dangerous category three to five hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico by Sunday. The Dominican Republic stopped its hurricane warning on Wednesday, but a hurricane watch remained in place for Jamaica and Cuba.
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