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In darkened NYC, safety on the list of concerns

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 31st

By JENNIFER PELTZ and RALPH D. RUSSOAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Faced with the prospect of days without power and swaths of the city plunged into darkness at night, police brought in banks of lights and boosted patrols to reassure victims of a monster storm that they won't be victims of

Analysis: Doing his job, Obama a subtle campaigner

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 31st

By BEN FELLERAP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - It may look to America like President Barack Obama is off the campaign trail. He's really not. By commanding the response to a ferocious October storm a week before the election, Obama is employing a major political advantage in

Analysis: Doing his job, Obama a subtle campaigner

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 31st

Images from Campaign 2012: 10 to remember. Or not

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 31st

By NANCY BENACAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Barack Obama and Mitt Romney circling one another like prizefighters. Joe Biden chatting up a biker chick. Clint Eastwood conversing with an empty chair. Campaign 2012 is rich with images that conjure the seriousness and silliness that unfold

Oil price rises on superstorm threat to supplies

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 31st

By PABLO GORONDIAssociated Press Oil prices rose Wednesday on concerns about near-term oil supplies in the U.S. following a fierce storm that caused havoc across the northeastern part of the country and was threatening to inflict more damage inland. By early afternoon in Europe, those concerns

Bloomberg: Now not the time for Obama NYC visit

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 31st

NEW YORK (AP) - President Barack Obama will be getting a firsthand look at the damage done by the superstorm in New Jersey but not in New York City - and Mayor Michael Bloomberg is OK with that. Bloomberg on Tuesday said he spoke to Obama and his chief of staff, Jack Lew, and told them the city

NYC utility prepped for big storm, got bigger one

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 31st

By DAVE CARPENTER and JEFF DONN and JONATHAN FAHEYAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - They planned big for Superstorm Sandy, but not big enough. Consolidated Edison figured any surge would not surpass the 11-foot record set nearly two centuries ago. Or the design limit of 12.5 feet for a key

Wall Street back in business after storm shutdown

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 30th

By BERNARD CONDON and STEVE ROTHWELLAP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) - The New York Stock Exchange will open on Wednesday - because it had to open. In a bit of welcome news for fund managers, investors and even the economy, the company that operates the iconic exchange at 11 Wall Street

New York's Silicon Alley makes do after Sandy

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 30th

By BARBARA ORTUTAYAP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) - New York City's fast-paced technology scene, known as Silicon Alley, tried not to lose a step after Hurricane Sandy knocked out power lines, devastated the public transit system and left portions of the city flooded. On Tuesday,

Business Highlights

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 30th

By The Associated Press ___ Storm's cost may hit $50 billion; rebuilding to ease blow WASHINGTON (AP) - Superstorm Sandy will end up causing about $20 billion in property damages and $10 billion to $30 billion more in lost business, according to IHS Global Insight, a forecasting firm. In