Hurricane sandy economic havoc 2012 10 29

A sign that reads 'Closed due to Emergency' hangs in the window of a Starbucks Corp. coffee shop in New York, U.S., on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Hurricane Sandy strengthened on its path toward New Jersey, where it is predicted to make landfall today while bringing a life-threatening storm surge as it whips a region of 60 million people with high winds and rain.