The troubled Interpublic Group of Companies was dealt a serious blow yesterday when one of its largest clients, the Bank of America Corporation, dismissed Interpublic and shifted its consolidated account, with total spending estimated at $600 million, to the Omnicom Group. The account shift is one of the largest in advertising in recent years.

NBC News has sent private security personnel to the increasingly dicey Gulf Coast region to help keep its employees safe while covering the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

Armin Schoenfelder would love to buy a television set that is ready for high definition broadcasts but the German engineer wants to spend no more than 900 euros, while the sets start at twice his budget.

For local broadcasters trying to stay on the air amid the devastation left by Katrina, it's practically minute by minute as the situation continues to change.