How Baseball's Rich Fared (BusinessWeek) Did the highest-paid teams clean

How Baseball's Rich Fared (BusinessWeek)
Did the highest-paid teams clean up in the final standings? Some did -- and some didn't come close. Here's a table showing the results

News from Reuters (The Globe and Mail)
TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto stocks were hammered on Tuesday as energy issues retreated on news that the United States would use its emergency stockpiles of crude and heating oil, if needed, to avert a fuel crunch.

Lowest-Priced New Vehicles for 2006
Low price doesn't mean skimping on safety equipment anymore; some lowest-priced new cars include six standard airbags.
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Vital Signs for the Week of Oct. 10 (BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! News)
Energy prices are still high. Despite an 11% drop in crude oil since the start of September, the spot price of crude remains above $60 per barrel. Now that the winter heating season is around the corner, analysts are worried that demand for heating oil and natural gas will keep the pressure on energy prices.

Debt: consumers juggle big burden (CNN Money)
The American consumer has long enjoyed a healthy dose of borrowing, but the sustained low interest rates of recent years have launched consumer debt to near-record levels.

Hawkish stands of Federal Reserve and ECB will not slow down commodity inflation driven by Asia it will just further (India Daily)
The hawkish stand of the Federal Reserve is regrettable. When commodity inflation driven by India and China is accompanied with stagnation in the Western economies, the raising of short-term rates can flatten or even invert the yield curve. It will not help bring inflation down.

Tops in Vehicle Satisfaction
Nissan models are big winners in this annual vehicle satisfaction study.
Editors of MSN Autos