The US absorbs exports from across the world. So there will be ripple effects, as well as the indirect impact of the oil price.

The impact of businesses is more indirect.

If Katrina was simply a devastation of the area, we could have weathered it, ... Because of these ripple effects, Katrina is having a nationwide impact.

Graphite also absorbs the shock of a hit. The first (graphite) clubs that came out were too flexible, but now you can get them to be just as firm as you want and need.

You're going to see very soft numbers for employment and significant ripple effects from housing.

This was quite a clever statement. They get economics out of the way and that's pretty accurate.