Hurricane Sandy

U.S. equity futures rose in pre-market trading on election day. Heading into the vote, the candidates are in a statistical dead heat as the margin of error on all of the tracking polls is generally wider than the difference in the surveys; thus, this is one of the closest races in history. Top...

Brent crude oil continued to slip Monday morning, trading at 104.95. The commodity has tumbled in the wake of U.S. super storm Hurricane Sandy. The storm left much of the East Coast heavily damaged and without power. Crude prices plummeted as two thirds of the nation's oil refineries shut down to...

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U.S. equities eked gains in a trading week shortened to three days by Hurricane Sandy, but following Friday's sell-off, traders' moods can be described as cautious as best heading into next week. The Friday plunge came even as the Labor Department reported the addition of 171,000 new jobs last...

The focus this week naturally will be on the presidential election and the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. But on the earnings front, it is time for retailers to begin stepping into the spotlight. Here is a peak at what analysts expect to see from retailers for the period leading up to the holiday...

Brent crude oil traded at $107.86 on Friday morning, hovering just below $108 in anticipation of new jobs data from the U.S. set to be released Friday afternoon. The commodity has faced quite a bit of downward pressure in the past week after Hurricane Sandy shut down two thirds of the US'...

Brent crude oil dipped below $109 on Thursday morning, trading at $108.61. The price decrease is attributed to super storm Hurricane Sandy's devastating effects on the United States East Coast. The storm ravaged several major cities, including New York City. Millions are still without power and...

Though the impact will be felt for weeks, Hurricane Sandy has finally ended and there are lessons to be learned from the massive storm. As we move away from imminent danger, it is now time to consider how to be better prepared for the major weather event. While we don't know when, where or in...

As markets recover from the Hurricane Sandy shutdown, stocks are pricing in the data of the last few days. With bond yields remaining at or near record low levels, investors could take advantage of any potential volatility in stocks over the next few days to add yield to their portfolios by...

It's great to be back. After a two-day hiatus, major averages were poised for a higher open Wednesday as New York and the East Coast remain in recovery mode from Hurricane Sandy. It's easy to get sucked into the market on a day like today, but the market remains in a downtrend until proven...

Brent crude oil traded at 109.60 on Wednesday. The commodity has held steadily below $110 this week as Hurricane Sandy threatened to interrupt the supply chain on the east coast of the United States. The storm, said to be the largest in US history, caused oil refineries to shut down and wait out...

What is Sirius XM (NASDAQ: SIRI) without Howard Stern? The answer: not much, unless there are more Oprah, Eminem and Martha Stewart fans out there to create a large enough draw to take his place. Too bad there aren't. Who else is going to ask Katey Sagal about whether or not Gene Simmons tried to...

U.S. equity futures rose in early Wednesday trading as the East Coast rebounds from the effects of Hurricane Sandy. Although it is great news that stock exchanges will reopen Wednesday, we here at Benzinga wanted to say that what is more important is that everyone hopefully ended up safe. To those...

Hurricane Sandy is battering the East Coast and residents in New York City, New Jersey and Washington D.C. are hunkered down for at least several days of torrential rain, strong winds and surging storms. The NYSE's Duncan Neiderauer has closed down floor trading in Manhattan for Monday; a decision...

Brent crude oil slipped below $109 on Monday morning, as the U.S. prepared for Hurricane Sandy. The storm, expected to hit the East coast of the U.S. late Monday or early Tuesday, could be the largest storm in US history. Dubbed “Frankenstorm," Hurricane Sandy is expected to produce 85 mph winds...