snowstorm

This season's series of colossal storms have cost millions of dollars for states, municipalities and businesses. But companies in these six industries are finding that the rough winter's snows are a gift from the weatherman.

It's hard to fathom that something as mundane as weather could affect employment statistics. But it clearly does. And it also has big impact on how much work actually gets done. And beyond the snows of winter, there's distractions like the Super Bowl that keep worker from their duties.

The storms last month not only inconvenienced travelers; they also cut into Delta Air Lines's profit, the company warned Wednesday. Delta has lowered its profit guidance by $45 million as a result.

Thousands of stuck holiday travelers are just the beginning: Airlines' new policy of pre-emptively canceling flights to avoid snowstorms is lowering their losses, but will likely leave many more passengers without a flight home in the future.

Today's snowstorm in the northeast could play the Grinch for retailers hoping to cash in on the last weekend before Christmas. Super Saturday is touted as the biggest shopping day of the year. Today is when many are expected to flock to the stores and wrap up their last minute gift buying. An...

Here in Portland, Oregon, we're a wee bit snowed in by THE STORM OF THE CENTURY! ARCTIC BLAST 2008! and other titles concocted by local news crews to justify 'round the clock team coverage. City officials are telling Portlanders to stay at home and off the roads unless there's an emergency.After...