Please be in a safe, secure place as you read this post. If you are in an affected area, business can wait.

According to Evan Gold of Planalytics (a business weather intelligence firm), writing for CNBC: “Hurricane Sandy, a rare, late season storm, is already having a significant economic impact and is poised to be one for the record books in both meteorological and economic terms. The exact amount of economic impact Sandy will have cannot be finalized until well after the event; however, this storm has the potential to be larger than Hurricane Irene, which had an estimated $10-$15 billion impact last year and was in the ‘Top 10’ most costly hurricanes.”

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The photo by Getty shows a lobby sign posting the closure of the Trump Casino as Hurricane Sandy approached Atlantic City, New Jersey. ALL AC hotels were closed.