Prices had already factored in a Category 5 hurricane, so when the storm lost intensity and headed further east the market sold off.

oil had a measurable impact on prices paid before the storm (Hurricane Katrina). Given the fact that we are now seeing energy supply interruptions the prices paid index will almost certainly be back above 70 next month, and it's very likely the headline index will fall further on weakness in both production and orders.

It's mainly down on the storm, as it tails off toward Florida it's much less of a factor for the oil industry.

When it was still a Category 3 storm, Cindy's parents were planning to go downtown and stay with friends in a fourth-story apartment, ... But when they woke up at 5 a.m. (Sunday), they said, ‘We're outta here!'

We are still in the midst of the hurricane season. A tropical storm looms off Florida's east coast. No one thought Katrina would do what it did when it was off the coast.

He's a special freshman. He's like coaching a junior already. He soaks it up like a sponge. He likes being here.