Global travel disrupted as Sandy grounds thousands of flights
Storm Sandy grounded more than 15,000 flights worldwide with over 6,000 canceled on Tuesday alone and more than 500 additional Wednesday departures scrapped. New York area hubs closed while Narita and European airports canceled dozens of links to the East Coast, compounding travel delays across continents.
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NYSE to reopen Wednesday after Sandy closure
The New York Stock Exchange will resume regular trading at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday after two days of shutdown due to Hurricane Sandy. Officials say the trading floor and building are fully operational with no flood damage. Sections of Manhattan faced heavy flooding and power outages as the storm disrupted earnings reports and markets.
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Disney buys Lucasfilm to continue Star Wars with new films
Disney reaches $4.05 billion deal to acquire Lucasfilm including Industrial Light & Magic and Skywalker Sound. Episode 7 targets 2015 release with Episodes 8 and 9 to follow. Kathleen Kennedy to lead the studio, while George Lucas serves as creative consultant.
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Sandy cost and rebound seen shaping Northeast economy
Economists project about 20 billion dollars in property damage and 10 to 30 billion in lost business from Superstorm Sandy with a short term GDP drag around 0.6 percent in Q4. Reconstruction and higher activity later could boost growth while regional disruptions curb near term demand.
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