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BP raises dividend as Q3 profit swells 5 percent

BP raises dividend as Q3 profit swells 5 percent
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 30th
By ROBERT BARRAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - Oil company BP is rewarding long-suffering shareholders with a substantial dividend increase just days after it sold a stake in a Russian joint venture for billions of dollars. BP also revealed Tuesday that it made a net profit of $5.5 billion in the

Mitsubishi Motors profit improves on cost cuts

Mitsubishi Motors profit improves on cost cuts
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 30th
By YURI KAGEYAMAAP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) - Mitsubishi Motor Corp.'s fiscal second-quarter net profit improved 60 percent to 10.1 billion yen ($126 million) on cost cuts, but the Japanese automaker lowered its projection Tuesday for China, where a bitter territorial dispute is sending

Presidential race rained out even in sunny states

Presidential race rained out even in sunny states
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 30th
By KRISTEN WYATT and NICHOLAS RICCARDIAssociated Press DENVER (AP) - Crista Laughlin was a mile high and dry, but Superstorm Sandy still kept the 40-year-old Obama campaign volunteer from walking precincts or working the phones. Instead, she was huddled inside her suburban Denver home, watching

Nature slams campaigns into real world

Nature slams campaigns into real world
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 30th
By CONNIE CASSAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Suddenly, after drifting through months of confusing finger-pointing and iffy economic theory, the presidential candidates are getting walloped by an all-too-tangible October surprise. Superstorm Sandy is a real-world, gut-level test. The force

Media, advertisers ready for audience surge

Media, advertisers ready for audience surge
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 29th
By RYAN NAKASHIMAAssociated Press Sometimes it's not the size of the storm, it's where it hits. As Hurricane Sandy raged through one of the country's most densely populated regions, it created a surge in online traffic Monday as people sought weather-related news and various forms

Sandy leaves death, damp and darkness in wake

Sandy leaves death, damp and darkness in wake
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 29th
By ALLEN G. BREED and TOM HAYSAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - As Superstorm Sandy marched slowly inland, millions along the East Coast awoke Tuesday without power or mass transit, with huge swaths of the nation's largest city unusually vacant and dark. New York was among the hardest hit,

Sandy leaves death, damp and darkness in wake

Sandy leaves death, damp and darkness in wake
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 29th
By ALLEN G. BREED and TOM HAYSAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - As Superstorm Sandy marched slowly inland, millions along the East Coast awoke Tuesday without power or mass transit, with huge swaths of the nation's largest city unusually vacant and dark. New York was among the hardest hit,

Sandy unlikely to damage US economy, analysts say

Sandy unlikely to damage US economy, analysts say
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 29th
By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER and MARTIN CRUTSINGERAP Economics Writers WASHINGTON (AP) - Airlines have canceled thousands of flights, stranding travelers around the globe. Insurers are bracing for possible damages of $5 billion. Retailers face shrunken sales. Hurricane Sandy took dead aim at New

How to stay connected during Hurricane Sandy

How to stay connected during Hurricane Sandy
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 29th
By PETER SVENSSONAP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) - When disaster strikes, phone and Internet service often takes a hit, right when it's needed the most. Here are some tips for communicating with emergency services and loved ones as Sandy collides with the East Coast: - Cellphones may

Sandy leaves death, damp and darkness in wake

Sandy leaves death, damp and darkness in wake
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 29th
By ALLEN G. BREED and TOM HAYSAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - As Superstorm Sandy marched slowly inland, millions along the East Coast awoke Tuesday without power or mass transit, with huge swaths of the nation's largest city unusually vacant and dark. New York was among the hardest hit,