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A state-by-state look at superstorm's effects

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 1st

By The Associated Press The massive storm that started out as Hurricane Sandy slammed into the East Coast and morphed into a huge and problematic system, killing at least 90 people in the United States. Power outages now stand at more than 4 million homes and businesses, down from a peak of 8.5

Experts: NYC sea barrier could have stopped surge

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 1st

By JENNIFER PELTZ and PETER SVENSSONAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - The vast destruction wreaked by the storm surge in New York could have been prevented with a sea barrier of the type that protects major cities in Europe, some scientists and engineers say. The multibillion-dollar price tag of

Experts: NYC sea barrier could have stopped surge

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 1st

Chinese manufacturing strength shores up markets

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 1st

By PAN PYLASAP Business Writer LONDON (AP) - Chinese shares led global markets higher on Thursday after surveys showed the country's manufacturing sector is improving and ahead a raft of U.S. jobs data that could affect to race to the White House. Investors were breathing a sigh of relief

Storm spins death and 'a lot of tears' along path

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 31st

By CHRISTOPHER SULLIVANAssociated Press Death blew in on the superstorm's wild winds and sea water torrents, claiming 90-year-olds and children with capriciously toppling trees, taking tall-ship adventurers in mountainous Atlantic waves and average folks just trying to deal with a freakish

US stocks mixed after historic 2-day close

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 31st

By BERNARD CONDONAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks closed mixed on Wednesday in their first session since Superstorm Sandy forced a historic two-day shutdown of trading. The Dow Jones industrial average slipped 10.75 points to 13,096.46. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose, but

Business Highlights

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 31st

By The Associated Press ___ New York struggles back 2 days after killer storm NEW YORK (AP) - Flights resumed, but slowly. The New York Stock Exchange got back to business, but on generator power. And with the subways still down, great numbers of people walked across the Brooklyn Bridge into

As blackouts linger, Northeasterners try to adjust

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 31st

By JONATHAN FAHEY and SCOTT MAYEROWITZAssociated Press Writers NEW YORK (AP) - Homes grew chilly without heat. Food spoiled in refrigerators. Televisions remained silent. And people everywhere scurried for a spot to charge their cellphones. Two full days after Superstorm Sandy ripped through

Price of lumber higher on storm's devastation

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 31st

By SANDY SHOREAP Business Writer The price of lumber rose 3.2 percent Wednesday as residents of the Northeast evaluated the devastation caused by Superstorm Sandy. Lumber for January delivery increased $10 to end at $331.20 per 1,000 board feet on expectations that demand will pick up because

Odd politics as Obama, Christie tour storm damage

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 31st

By JOSH LEDERMANAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Here's an image few probably expected to see six days before Election Day: President Barack Obama and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie - a Republican who is one of Mitt Romney's most vocal supporters - walking together in a show of