we say, filthy rich category but now i guess you could say he s about to become obsceny rich. reporter: sci-fi in other words ev nerds everywhere are excited. lucas will become disney s second largest individual shareholder with a 2.2% stake. and the surprise in the deal, that disney is planning at least three more star wars films, the first set for release in 2015. so yes, you could say he s going to be an even more rich man than he already is. jackie, thanks, good to see you. are you in the halloween spirit? here s a list of the top five adult costumes this year from the national retail federation. number five, a zombie. four, a batman character. three, pirate, two, vampire. and the most popular costume tonight, a witch. i m only in my 60 s.
game. he carved the grid, loaded it up with l.e.d. lights and you can actually play the game. the pumpkin s stem is the joy stick. tallying up the damage from superstorm sandy, cnbc s jackie deangeles is here with what s moving your money and even the initial numbers are staggering. reporter: that s exactly right. ihs global insight saying the superstorm could end up costing about $20 billion in property damage and $30 billion in lost business and those figures could be elevated when you account for flood damage as well. a lot of people don t have extra insurance for floods. meantime longer term the storm may not pack as much of a punch. some economists are saying slightly lower growth in the coming weeks will be offset by rebuilding and repair as we see a boom later on. keep in mind that some are going to be hurt more than others. for instance, restaurants. say you lost a few days of business, you probably aren t going to see a later benefit, chris. speaking of billions, george
parents will talk to their kids about being more respectful a website in support of karen has raised more than $115,000 to send her on a dream vacation and to help with her retirement. oh, that s nice. car quality reaches a new high. some good news. cnbc s jackie deangeles live at the nasdaq with what s moving your money. jd power comes out with this sur acres have the best ever, right? good morning, chris. yes, that s right. and lexus was at the top of the list, followed by jaguar, porsche and cadillac. bringing up the rear was honda. but some interesting points to note in the survey. while traditional problems that people report like squeaks, rattles, electrical glitches, they have become more uncommon. owners are complaining about tech issues with high-end audio equipment and navigation systems. getting the technology right is being described as the battleground of the future among the manufacturers, but sometime the survey showed a nearly 5% improvement with the reported proble
vacation? larry ellison, of course, the ceo of oracle, bought himself an island? well, an island would be nice if you had 5 or $600 million to and that cash kind of like around, how much ellison is reported to be paying for hawaii s sixth largest island, lanai, buying 98% of the island s 141 square miles from fellow billionaire rupert murdo murdoch. lanai is home to two four a sense resorts and 1994, bill gates, he booked every hotel room on the island for his wedding. chris, i m still waiting for my invitation. i m guessing it got lost in the mail. wash up on shore, 20, 30 years from now. thank you, jackie deangeles, appreciate it. facebook without out with the list of most social landmark around the world what people check in the website the most. what are they looking for? in new york, they check for times square. in chicago, people are looking up wrigley field. of course, that s the home of the cubs n rome no surprise, the
he has mocked the tribunal and says he welcomes the death penalty. massachusetts senator, scott brown, is getting a helping hand from another northeastern moderate this morning, maine senator, susan collins will endorse her colleague at a press conference at brown s boston headquarters, in a tough battle against elizabeth warren to keep his seat in a traditionally blue state. a crushing blow. star closer, mariano rivera tore his acl while shagging fly balls in kansas city tichlts painful to look at. could be a career-ending injury for the future hall-of-famer who said this was probably going to be his last season. facebook announced it plans to sell shares for $28 to $35 each in the anticipated ipo. we will get a little market reaction on that. jackie deangeles at cnbc will tell us how the market is going to react to the jobs report.