SNOWY SALES: Burger King said back-to-back months of winter weather will drag down its fiscal third quarter results. The weather cut a key sales measure by 8.2 percent in January and February as storms buried much of the central and eastern U.S. in snow.

Burger King Holdings Inc expects lower fiscal third-quarter revenue and restaurant margins in the U.S. and Canada as bad weather in the central and eastern United States kept diners away.

Burger King Holdings Inc expects lower third-quarter revenue and restaurant margins in the U.S. and Canada as bad weather in the central and eastern United States kept diners away.

March 9 (Bloomberg) -- Natural gas futures fell in New York as warm weather cut heating demand for the fuel, reducing the need to draw on surplus inventories.

Some wet weather will persist in Japan as a low pressure system moves slowly to the northeast and away from the country Thursday.

SNOWY SALES: Burger King said back-to-back months of winter weather will drag down its fiscal third quarter results. The weather cut a key sales measure by 8.2 percent in January and February as storms buried much of the central and eastern U.S. in snow. LAST... Burger King - United States - Snow - Winter storm - Weather

Cold and snowy weather keeps consumers away from outlets in key markets and will weigh on fiscal third-quarter profit, the fast-food chain says, while still underperforming rivals.

Bad February weather may have delayed the recovery for the airline industry, an analyst says.