He may have signed an oil contract. It had nothing to do with me, ... I was aware he was doing extensive business with Iraq. I did not know the details of it. It was not my business.

I've never had a penny through oil deals and no one has produced a shred of evidence that I have.

While (Wilma won't affect) the oil sector, expect the insurance, retail and construction sectors to be heavily traded this week. With the October Consumer confidence and home sales due out later, the U.S. market could well end up deep in the red as inflation keeps the pressure on.

It's a fool's errand to expect the oil companies to invest in any significant way.

These two (gas and oil markets) should be doing their own thing. It hasn't been that way of late.

The market place is competitive, ... We are not really certain how oil prices are going to affect the consumer but we are confident that we have our programs in place and every reason to be positive about the back half (of 2005).