The troubling fact is that even if we take out the effect of the hurricane, we're still left with a lackluster increase in personal income for the month of August.

This is the most disastrous effect on transportation I've seen, even more than the hurricane (Alicia) in the '80s, ... I-10 looks like a swimming pool for four-wheelers.

It is very troubling, but not surprising.

If you've got to have a hurricane, this is the kind of hurricane you want to have.

We have gone from a situation where investors were on the verge of a nervous breakdown to a level of high anxiety.

Unless energy prices ease, the holiday shopping season will probably be mediocre at best.