In terms of stocks, dividend stocks have been in the eye of the storm, as investors mull the possible effect of higher taxes on dividends.

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Hurricane watches were up for the north coast of Haiti and the northwestern Bahamas, while tropical storm warnings were in effect for much of the rest of the Dominican Republic and Haiti.

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Hurricane watches were posted for much of western Cuba, and a tropical storm warning was in effect for the southeastern Cuban province of Granma.

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