The U.S. Labor Department's consumer price index for August is set for 7:30 a.m. CDT Wednesday. The U.S. Energy Department's weekly energy inventory report will be out at 9:30 a.m. and includes ethanol production.
Weather
Hurricane Francine is expected to make landfall as a Category 2 hurricane in southern Louisiana later today and provide significant, heavy rainfall to southern areas of the Southern Delta. After making landfall, the storm will quickly lose strength but still provide areas of heavy rainfall as it heads north, following the Mississippi River.