One state transportation official said more bad weather, which was forecast for the weekend, could bring more trouble.
Next Level, which makes broadband communications systems, said its fourth-quarter loss, which was forecast at 12 cents a share, would be bigger.
Goldman Sachs, a bank which was forecasting oil at $40 for the next two quarters, now says the risk is "skewed to the upside", meaning that the likely price is higher.Some of the factors behind this bounce are temporary.
"It's just like The Big Short," Moores says, referring to the film and book about the lead-up to the financial collapse, which was forecast by only a few.
Steve Peace, a San Diego Democrat who is chairman of the California Senate's budget committee, predicted that the shortfall in his state's $80 billion general-fund budget, which was forecast at $8 billion before Sept. 11, would now grow to at least $12 billion.
The storm, which was forecast to reach Florida as a hurricane by Monday, dumped 9in of rain on Dominica late Wednesday, followed by another 6in early Thursday, according to the weather service in the nearby island of Antigua.
The heavy rainfall, which was forecast to affect Cornwall later today, has instead moved to Devon.
PwC said that while Jessops was a well-known brand with a strong reputation for service, its core marketplace had seen a significant decline in 2012, which was forecast to continue in 2013.
Jamaica, which was forecast to bear the brunt of Hurricane Dean, underwent the most extensive preparations.
"The Legend of Hercules," which was forecast to have ticket sales of $8 million, is the first of two films based on the son of the Greek god Zeus.
