Since we believe that the underlying state of the labor market is quite healthy, we would expect any negative weather- related impact on the February data to be recouped in March.

Even though the pace of starts may continue to edge lower on an underlying basis, we look for about a 6% gain in January.

The labor market exhibited renewed strength, which suggests that manufacturers and service providers expect the current acceleration in growth to be maintained in the coming months.

When you add standard weather delays and labor issues to the mix, travel can be challenging for executives traveling for business during this peak time.

[Oh, and remember the near meltdown at United, struggling with labor problems and bad weather in the summer of 2000?] Some weeks, ... they were running 25 percent on time. There were planes and crews and passengers scattered all around the world; there were business travelers sleeping at O'Hare.

We have . . . seen no negative reaction to any of the issues that have been reported. Quite the contrary, we expect great interest in the Villa, and indeed requests for tickets have been overwhelming.