Business_Finance

CAPITOL.jpg

After a seven-week pause, Congress returns Tuesday to a crowded agenda of unfinished business overshadowed by the urgent need for President Barack Obama and lawmakers to avert the economic double hit of tax increases and automatic spending cuts, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

LONGISLAND.jpg

A Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) truck is seen in the Belle Harbor neighborhood of the borough of Queens, New York, Monday, Nov. 12, 2012, in the wake of Superstorm Sandy. More than 70,000 customers of Long Island Power Authority in New York were without electricity Monday, two weeks after Superstorm Sandy struck. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

20121112-203920-pic-754114456.jpg

The National Geographic Channel will air “Superstorm New York: What Really Happened” on Thursday, even before power is completely restored to New York and New Jersey. The erstwhile hurricane took at least 113 lives in the U.S. alone. (NASA)

20121112edshe-b.jpg

It's time to buckle down and make the tough decisions. (Illustration by Drew Sheneman of the Tribune Media Services)

20121112-190717-pic-829153707.jpg

Flat-panel TVs at a discount store in Tokyo attract a possible customer. Japan’s exports, already low because of a drop in global demand, have fallen further during the nation’s territorial dispute with China, and Japan’s economy shrank in the third quarter. Consumer spending and corporate capital spending declined, and forecasters expect the slide to continue in the fourth quarter. (Associated Press)

20121112-175645-pic-558803932.jpg

J.C. Penney Co. reported a bigger-than-expected loss in the third quarter on plummeting sales as customers continue to reject the retailer’s decision to get rid of blockbuster sales and replace them with everyday low pricing. (Associated Press)

Britain Roche Dispute_Live.jpg

**FILE** The headquarters of Swiss pharmaceutics company Roche is seen here in Basel, Switzerland on Aug. 2, 2005. (Associated Press/Keystone, Steffen Schmidt)

Cowboys Eagles Footba_Hasc (1).jpg

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick leaves the field after suffering a concussion during the second quarter of an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Philadelphia Daily News, Yong Kim) THE EVENING BULLETIN OUT, TV OUT; MAGS OUT; NO SALES

20121111-223521-pic-892957938.jpg

Former President Bush watches golf in Irving, Texas, with his nephew, George P. Bush, 26, who has made a campaign filing in Texas that is required of anyone planning to run for state office, though he did not have to specify what office. The son of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is a graduate of the University of Texas law school who now runs a real estate investment firm and a consulting firm in Texas. (Associated Press)

20121111-204054-pic-711335418.jpg

This bumper sticker shifting culpability away from Mitt Romney supporters now is for sale on CafePress, Zazzle, Amazon and other online sources. (Zazzle.com)