National Hurricane Center data show a dramatic decline in major hurricanes striking the United States during the past half century (see my recent column on this here).

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Abelson began writing Up and Down Wall Street in 1966 and the column became a weekly mainstay of the publication for nearly half a century.

WSJ: Longtime Barron's writer Alan Abelson dies at 87