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Commodities mostly fall as storm hits East Coast

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By SANDY SHOREAP Business Writer Prices for gold, copper and oil fell Monday as a colossal storm began pounding the East Coast. The commodity exchanges were closed except for electronic trading as mandatory evacuations were imposed in many areas. Stock markets also closed and bond trading ended

Crane dangles from NYC high-rise, clearing streets

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By VERENA DOBNIKAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - A construction crane atop a $1.5 billion luxury high-rise in midtown Manhattan collapsed in high winds Monday and dangled precariously, prompting plans for engineers and inspectors to climb to the top to examine it as a huge storm bore down on

AP PHOTOS: Images of the East Coast superstorm

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By The Associated Press Superstorm Sandy lashed the Eastern United States as it made landfall along the New Jersey coast, packing torrential rains and wind gusts and knocking out electricity to millions. The impact was severe: making rivers out of coastal roads, forcing those who waited too

Hurricane Sandy could delay release of jobs report

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By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABERAP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Hurricane Sandy could complicate Friday's release of the October U.S. jobs report, the final snapshot of employment before the presidential election. Labor Department officials are still hopeful that they can release the report

TD Ameritrade moves up earnings report to Monday

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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Online brokerage TD Ameritrade is moving up the release of its earnings report to Monday afternoon because of concerns about the hurricane headed for New York. Ameritrade was scheduled to release its fourth-quarter results Tuesday morning. Spokeswoman Kim Hillyer says Ameritrade

Snow plows out in Appalachia, ski resorts opening

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By JOHN RABY and MICHAEL BIESECKERAssociated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Snow plows were out in parts of the southern Appalachian mountains Monday, preparing for as much as 3 feet of snow in higher elevations spawned by the merger of a winter storm with Hurricane Sandy. The early snowfall

Obama aims to project leadership as storm hits

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By JULIE PACEAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama the candidate stepped aside Monday so the commander in chief could take over. In the waning days of his re-election bid, the president scrapped two days of campaigning and retreated from the trail. He hunkered down at the

Obama aims to project leadership as storm hits

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Understanding Why Hurricane Sandy Is So Dangerous

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NPR.ORG: Storms have hit the East coast before but none have been as dangerous as Hurricane Sandy. NPR broke down the science behind Sandy to explain why the nature of this storm is more concerning than past hurricanes. Here are a few reasons government forecasters at the National Hurricane

Sandy unlikely to damage US economy, analysts say

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By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER and MARTIN CRUTSINGERAP Economics Writers WASHINGTON (AP) - Airlines canceled thousands of flights and stranded travelers. Insurers braced for damages of up to $5 billion. Retailers expected shrunken sales. Hurricane Sandy is causing disruptions for companies,