rival, samsung. a billion dollar verdict on friday. mean while, shares of samsung, plummeting more than 7% on seoul s stock exchange that is 12% of the market value of that company. concerns growing eight samsung devices may be banned entirely from sale in the u.s.. wholesale gasoline futures leaped 2 1/2% today as tropical storm isaac bears down on a critical stretch of oil refineries along the gulf coast. that tropical storm isaac, indeed, taking a bead on the gulf coast. it is gaining strength as it gets closer to landfall. could hit as early as tomorrow night. as a category 1 hurricane and bring as much as 20 inches of rain, a 12-foot high storm surge. winds up to 95 miles per hour. most recent projections show isaac could make landfall on the southeastern louisiana coast around new orleans and the fox weather center will be tracking the storm and we ll bring you updates as we know more. the agency that oversees oil and gas drilling has dire predictions about tropical s