Storm

Disruption of power and telecommunication systems due to superstorm Sandy affect the businesses of online retailers.

Prasanth Aby Thomas Oct 31, 2012

Nikkei and KOSPI gain 0.96 percent and 0.63 percent respectively. Hang Seng is up 0.51 percent while Shanghai slid 0.14 percent.

Prasanth Aby Thomas Oct 31, 2012

Transport and communication systems are badly hit and are expected to take days to return to normalcy.

Vasudevan Sridharan Oct 31, 2012

New York and New Jersey declared major disaster areas as Superstorm Sandy death toll reaches 84 .

Umberto Bacchi Oct 30, 2012

Despite the chaos of Sandy, social media users have flooded cyberspace with images parodying the storm.

Gareth Platt Oct 30, 2012

Mitt Romney become the target of Twitter mockery under the hashtag #RomneyStormTips as Deomcrats savaged his plans to break-up the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

Umberto Bacchi Oct 30, 2012

Good news for retailers, as a new benchmark survey shows better-than-expected sales in October.

Shane Croucher Oct 30, 2012

Hurricane Sandy has caused major power outages, bringing down major websites like The Huffington Post and Gawker.

Margot Huysman Oct 30, 2012

As the Superstorm Sandy hits the East Coast, celebrities around the globe are extending their support and concern through the social networking sites.

Simi John Oct 30, 2012

Both Barack Obama and Mitt Romney have decided to focus on relief measures rather than on election campaign.

Vasudevan Sridharan Oct 30, 2012

Flights have been cancelled, stock markets remain shut and retailers expect a slump in sales. But analysts suggest that the storm in unlikely to have a major economic impact.

Prasanth Aby Thomas Oct 30, 2012

US Nuclear Regulatory Commission declares alert at Oyster Creek nuclear power plant after Frankenstorm Sandy makes landfall.

Sanskrity Sinha Oct 30, 2012

Super-storm Sandy causes severe flooding in lower Manhattan leaving up to three million people without electricity.

Vasudevan Sridharan Oct 30, 2012

Nikkei gains 0.41 percent while KOSPI is up 0.70 percent. Shanghai and Hang Seng index rose to 0.25 and 0.10 percent respectively.

Prasanth Aby Thomas Oct 30, 2012

Sandy lashes into southern New Jersey with winds of 85mph.

Gareth Platt Oct 30, 2012

Meteorologist predict landfall any minute, with Atlantic City already flooded and 600,000 people without electricity.

Gareth Platt Oct 29, 2012

Flooded gambling hub is first city to be affected by huge approaching storm.

Ewan Palmer Oct 29, 2012

Hudson River bursts banks and floodwaters rise in deserted city streets as Frankenstorm nears.

Umberto Bacchi Oct 29, 2012

Kim Aveston in Leominster, Massachusetts, tells Lianna Brinded about panic buying, emergency electricity generators and people fearing the worst after last year’s storm.

Lianna Brinded Oct 29, 2012

Extreme weather is God's revenge on sinful America, says anti-gay chaplain.

Gianluca Mezzofiore Oct 29, 2012

Airports and airlines cancelling hundreds of flights to and from America's eastern seaboard because of 'Frankenstorm'.

Hannah Osborne Oct 29, 2012

Fears grow for safety of missing 12-year-old lost in storm after discovery of shoe and damaged bicycle.

Ewan Palmer Oct 29, 2012

Russian carrier Amurskoe disappears in a storm in the Sea of Okhotsk.

Umberto Bacchi Oct 29, 2012

Sea school sailing ship in trouble after being battered by Hurricane Sandy in 20ft seas off North Carolina coast.

Gianluca Mezzofiore Oct 29, 2012

US east coast landfall imminent by storm described as potential worst to hit US.

Sanskrity Sinha Oct 29, 2012

US equity markets will suspend trading on safety concerns as Hurricane Sandy threatens to hit the East Coast early this week.

Prasanth Aby Thomas Oct 29, 2012

Schools and transport services across US eastern seaboard have been suspended with 'Frankenstorm' due to make landfall.

Vasudevan Sridharan Oct 29, 2012

Sandy is expected to gain further strength before making landfall anywhere between Maryland and Southern England.

Vasudevan Sridharan Oct 28, 2012

Hurricane Sandy is expected to make landfall in the US east coast early next week.

Geetha Pillai Oct 27, 2012

Forecasters say hurricane which has already claimed 21 lives could merge with northeastern arctic storm on approach to US east coast.

Vasudevan Sridharan Oct 26, 2012