1.   Cold weather will blanket much of the Midwest this week, though a lack of rain should allow farmers to press ahead with the harvest, traders said.

2.   Heating fuels jumped as winter storms pummeled the western Plains and cold weather blanketed the eastern U.S., providing an early start to the home-heating season.

3.   Mild weather blanketed much of the U.S. during the past week.

4.   Natural gas prices set a record on Friday amid concern cold weather would blanket the U.S. this week, sending demand for heating fuels soaring.

5.   Icy weather blanketed much of the southern Plains on Thursday, while snow fell in northern Plains and New England, and rain drenched much of the Southeast.

6.   Prices skyrocketed over the winter as OPEC cut down on production and cold weather blanketed the Northeast.