Sandy’s Impact on the Bottom Line  Now that the storm has passed
and public officials are assessing the damage it caused,
investors should start assessing the possible damage to their
portfolios. In addition to the storm causing a number of deaths,
property damage, and major power outages across the East Coast,
the New York Stock Exchange was shut down for two days. Now that
trading has resumed, let's take a look at three specific
companies which either have been or will be affected by the
storm, and determine what investors could expect Hurricane
Sandy's impact to be on their earnings and share prices.  First,
power companies such as Dominion Resources (NYSE: D  ) or
Consolidated Edison (NYSE: ED  ) are likely to see some negative
impact on earnings related to Sandy. But unlike during Hurricane
Irene, when Dominion had more than 1 million customers without
power, this storm has left the company slightly better off.
Dominion estimates only 100,000 customers lost electricity
during Sandy. But New Jersey-based