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Oct 30, 2012

Marketplace for Tuesday, October 30, 2012

We conclude our series called Big Money, on Citizens United and election financing, with a feature on the rise of campaign trackers. Meanwhile, the East Coast begins to recover from Superstorm Sandy — the markets are set to open on Wednesday, while some flights are getting back on schedule. Disney announces a plan to buy Lucasfilm for $4.05 billion. And Youth Radio looks into the controversy of racially insensitive Halloween costumes.

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Segments From This Episode

Hurricane Sandy’s cost isn’t just the destruction
by Scott Tong
The superstorm Sandy disrupted the business week of the nation's largest metropolitan area. Big companies carry insurance, but small businesses and individuals aren't insured for lost business and lost wages.
Returning to the skies after Sandy
by Stacey Vanek Smith
PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images
It could takes days before things get back to normal for airlines and passengers.
Citizens United and the rise of the campaign tracker
by Kai Ryssdal
A look at the work of campaign trackers as they follow every step of political campaigns across the country.
Markets face challenge reopening after Sandy
by Mark Garrison
Wall Street gets back to business tomorrow now that the storm has passed by NYC. How will investors react following the layoff?
Is your Halloween costume racist?
by Marketplace Contributor
This is a free country, so you can dress up like anything you want for Halloween. But some costumes play on negative stereotypes.
Darth Mickey: Disney to buy Lucasfilm
by Kai Ryssdal
Hollywood insider Sharon Waxman, of The Wrap, breaks down Disney's $4.05 billion deal to buy filmmaker George Lucas' production company, Lucasfilm.
Outages create nomads in search of electricity
by Dan Bobkoff
Superstorm Sandy has stranded millions of people without power. Many are on the move in search of a working outlet to recharge their phones.

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Marketplace for Tuesday, October 30, 2012

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Segments From This Episode

Hurricane Sandy’s cost isn’t just the destruction

Returning to the skies after Sandy

Citizens United and the rise of the campaign tracker

Markets face challenge reopening after Sandy

Is your Halloween costume racist?

Darth Mickey: Disney to buy Lucasfilm

Outages create nomads in search of electricity

Music from the episode