Heavy snowfall last month is expected to have artificially bloated job loss figures by at least 100,000 according to some, while others, such as Citi analyst Steven C. Wieting, counter that weather clouded jobs data and that "it will take several weeks before an underlying trend can be confidently judged".
Natural gas fell in roller coaster trading as a smaller-than-expected inventory drop countered cold weather forecasts.
Sound restrictions and audio problems on the main stage turn into a theme for the weekend, though high spirits and good weather counter the late-night disappointment.
The narrow space with an open kitchen has a few seats and a marble counter, an all-weather greenhouse for seating in the back and a garden.
At Sully's Tap, not far from the Harp, Jon Megas-Russell did not agree as he nursed a beer at the weathered counter.
On the next morning, as Jourdan considered a counter-attack, the weather broke, and he could look down on the Austrian battle array.
And there's an ice cream and smoothie bar abutting the deli counter in case the weather is too warm for the house soup (recent offerings included apple butternut squash and bacon potato corn chowder, at $3 for a small portion, $5 for a large).
Almost every brasserie has its team of écaillers, oyster openers dressed as Breton fishermen, who work in all kinds of weather at their counter, the banc d'huîtres, outside the front door.
Browsing for beauty products should be relaxing, but anyone who has visited a makeup counter knows that you often weather a deluge of upselling before finally escaping with a purchase.
Maureen counters: "That depends what the weather is like".
