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Atlantic search for tall ship's captain in 3rd day

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 31st

ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) - The search for the captain of a tall ship that sank in the Atlantic off North Carolina during Hurricane Sandy is in its third day. A cutter searched for Robin Walbridge, 63, overnight Tuesday and two C-130 planes joined the search during the day Wednesday, Coast Guard

UBS chief: Other banks may need to downsize too

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By JOHN HEILPRINAssociated Press GENEVA (AP) - A day after UBS AG announced it was cutting up to 10,000 jobs by 2015, UBS chairman Axel Weber is warning that many of the Swiss banking giant's rivals may have to follow suit. The Zurich-based bank is seeking to put scandals and losses behind

Airports and stock exchange reopen; NJ devastated

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By ADAM GELLERAP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Two major airports reopened and the New York Stock Exchange got back to business Wednesday, while across the river in New Jersey, National Guardsmen rushed to feed and rescue flood victims two days after Superstorm Sandy struck. For the first

Airports and stock exchange reopen; NJ devastated

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Sales up for oil giant Total but profit down

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By SARAH DiLORENZOAP Business Writer PARIS (AP) - Total saw its revenue grow 8 percent in the third quarter, the French oil giant said Wednesday, but profits slipped 7 percent, in part due to one-off charges and the falling price of oil. France's largest company by market value pulled in €

Lufthansa profits beat estimates despite strike

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FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - German airline Lufthansa said profits jumped 30 percent in the third quarter despite a strike and higher fuel prices. The company's CEO said it wasn't enough, however, and vowed to intensify cost cutting. The airline credited cost reductions it has already made for

Obama tours storm damage, Romney mutes rhetoric

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By DAVID ESPO and JULIE PACEAssociated Press BRIGANTINE, N.J. (AP) - President Barack Obama soberly toured the destruction wrought by superstorm Sandy on Wednesday in the company of New Jersey's Republican governor and assured victims "we will not quit" until cleanup and recovery are

Obama tours storm damage, Romney mutes rhetoric

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Analysis: Doing his job, Obama a subtle campaigner

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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