29-Oct-2012 23:11 Sandy

Sandy and economic fears damp mood :: Most US markets will remain closed on Tuesday as hurricane Sandy bears down on the eastern seaboard, pushing global investors to avoid bold positions
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/03fb46ea-2170-11e2-babb-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhome_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct

Sandy closes Wall Street for second day :: The US stock market has not been closed for more than two days since the attack 9/11 attacks, when it closed for a total of six days
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2b10fd5e-21e5-11e2-9ffd-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhome_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct

Netflix viewing up 20% as people stay home to wait out Sandy :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/TzsT8wVlJZA/

Hurricane Sandy shuts down eastern US :: East coast braces for the massive storm that has already disrupted travel and business across the region
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2c8d29a4-21af-11e2-9cb4-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhome_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct

As Hurricane Sandy Bears Down, Typhoon Strikes Southeast Asia :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>As Hurricane Sandy bears down on the East Coast, threatening over 50 million people in the most densely populated region of the United States, another powerful storm system in Southeast Asia is winding down after leaving at least 30 dead in its path.</p>
<p>Tropical Storm Son-Tinh is continuing its path as it heads northeast along the coast of Vietnam after making landfall as a typhoon last week in the Philippines, where it claimed at least 27 lives. At least another three people died when Son-Tinh hit Vietnam.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/hurricane-sandy-bears-down-typhoon-strikes-southeast-asia-855918

World's Happiest Man Matthieu Ricard Credits Meditation For Learning, Memory Abilities :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The rising stress mosty Americans are feeling over the presidential election, now compounded by Hurricane Sandy, probably aren't bothering Matthieu Ricard, who scientists say is the world's happiest man. Ricard works as a aide to the Dalai Lama and has proved he is a master of calm, achieved through his life as a Buddhist monk.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/worlds-happiest-man-matthieu-ricard-credits-meditation-learning-memory-abilities-855856

Atlantic City Is Underwater Due to Hurricane Sandy [VIDEO] :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Although the worst is yet to come for the Northeast, Hurricane Sandy is already devastating low-lying areas and coastal cities. Most dramatically, it is being reported that Atlantic City, N.J., is basically under water.</p><p>Residents of Atlantic City, which lies on a barrier island, have been tweeting pictures showing the city submerged even before the storm center hits the coast overnight, reports <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://journalstar.com/news/national/sandy-strengthens-on-path-toward-new-jersey/article_84ecb9a6-303c-5cd1-89d8-304bcd94b338.html">The Associated Press</a>.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/atlantic-city-underwater-due-hurricane-sandy-video-855858

Hurricane Sandy 2012: Romney Goes Silent On Plans To Defund FEMA Disaster Relief :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>As East Coast residents anxiously monitored the progress of Hurricane Sandy on Monday, political analysts were keeping an eye on how the presidential candidates were handling the storm. While both President Obama and Romney were forced to call of campaign events in Florida due to the Hurricane, pundits were paying particularly close attention to Romney, who has previously advocated for reducing funding to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and giving states a larger role in disaster relief.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/hurricane-sandy-2012-romney-goes-silent-plans-defund-fema-disaster-relief-855904

Did Hurricane Sandy Cancel Your Flight? Here's Some Advice :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>With more than <a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/hurricane-sandys-path-cancels-more-10000-flights-update-855646">10,000 canceled flights</a>, train and bus travel suspended and driving all but off the table, Hurricane Sandy has brought the U.S. East Coast to a standstill.</p><p>Carriers scratched roughly 1,300 flights on Sunday and another 6,814 Monday, according to Daniel Baker of Houston-based FlightAware. At least 2,594 flights for Tuesday are also off, and hundreds if not thousands more cancellations are expected.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/did-hurricane-sandy-cancel-your-flight-heres-some-advice-855866

Hurricane Sandy Damage Could Hit $20B; Economic Hit To Be 'Noticeable But Temporary' :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div><div class="field-item odd"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Hours before Hurricane Sandy made landfall, it had already left more than 100,000 homes without power and had turned New York and much of the Eastern Seaboard into a coast full of ghost towns.</p><p>While it may be somewhat premature to estimate what the total cost will be of the so-called Frankenstorm, which weather historians say has little precedent along the East Coast, economists and financial strategists have come up with some preliminary figures.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/hurricane-sandy-damage-could-hit-20b-economic-hit-be-noticeable-temporary-855862

Hurricane to close markets again :: Hurricane Sandy has severely disrupted financial dealings in the US and is set to close stock exchanges for a second day.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20120344#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Hurricane Sandy halts flights worldwide :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/7Yv3CsMQ2C0/index.html