oil closing at 84.45 today. that was a gain of more than $4 in a single session. that was a 5% gain there for oil. certainly if we re able to avoid a recession here, that means we d be using a lot more oil and gasoline and diesel prices also went higher today. shep: yep. can t avoid that. sandra smith live in new york. thanks. apple reports a week from today it wants to talk about the iphone. one week from today, tech bloggers say apple is likely to announce a new model. either a faster version of the current iphone 4 or an entirely new iphone 5 with a bigger screen and slightly different body, one or the other, makes a huge difference. the wall street journal, which our parent company owns, reports sprint will join at & t and verizon, among other carriers offering the iphone. we ll see what happens in next tuesday s announcement. you know the buzz will be high. amazon gearing up for a fight against apple s ipad. the analysts say the company