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U.S. Northeast tries to get back on its feet after Sandy
NEW YORK - Millions across the U.S. Northeast stricken by massive storm Sandy will attempt to resume their normal lives on Wednesday as companies, markets and airports reopen despite grim projections of power and mass transit outages around New York for several more days. Live Coverage | Full ArticleBarclays hit by fresh U.S. investigations
LONDON - Beleaguered bank Barclays, already rocked by an interest rate rigging scandal, unveiled two new U.S. regulatory investigations into its financial probity and said third quarter profits fell by a fifth due to charges for the mis-selling of insurance.
Government report criticises growth strategy
The government's growth strategy of tax cuts and deregulation will not provide a fast track to economic prosperity and needs to be reassessed, according to a review by former deputy prime minister Lord Heseltine. Full Article
Locked-out UBS traders head to the pub
Dozens of UBS traders spent their day in the pub rather than at the Swiss bank's London headquarters after they found out that their security passes no longer worked. Full Article
Disney to buy Lucasfilm for $4.05 billion
LOS ANGELES - Walt Disney agrees to buy filmmaker George Lucas's Lucasfilm and its "Star Wars" franchise for $4.05 billion in cash and stock, a blockbuster deal that includes the surprise promise of a new film in the series in 2015. Full ArticleNorth Korean bootmaker eyes football world
DANDONG, China - Top football-boot maker Adidas probably shouldn't be worrying just yet but a rare venture that marries South Korean money with North Korean labour in the Chinese city of Dandong aims to make its mark on the world football scene. Full Article
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Apple enters the true era of the Ive
Jonathan Ive takes charge of designing both hardware and software for Apple after the man behind the firm's Maps product is given the boot. Video | Full Article
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