New Jeep ConceptsTwo concept vehicles, unveiled at Europe's largest auto

New Jeep Concepts
Two concept vehicles, unveiled at Europe's largest auto show, provide a peek into the future of DaimlerChrysler's Jeep brand.
Editors of MSN Autos

GM, Toyota, Delphi, Yum Brands, Wendy's in focus (CBS Market Watch)
Top stories before the start of U.S. trading on Wednesday.

Hybrids Are Hot
Automakers that used to downplay the viability of gasoline-electric hybrids are now embracing them.
Ann Job

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.

Economy wobbles in wake of Katrina (Seattle Times)
Consumer spending fell in August at the steepest rate since the Sept. 11 attacks as Hurricane Katrina slashed Americans'...

Katrina Contributes To Drop in Spending (Washington Post)
Katrina propels largest drop in spending since September 2001; experts predict rebound as funds pour into rebuilding effort.

Concentra Completes Acquisition of Beech Street Corporation; Company Announces Refinancing of Senior Credit Agreement (RedNova)
Concentra Operating Corporation ("Concentra" or the "Company") today announced that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of Beech Street Corporation in a $165 million cash transaction.

Vital Signs for the Week of Oct. 3 (BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance)
On tap: September employment report, business activity reports from the Institute for Supply Management, August factory orders, and more

Concentra Completes Acquisition of Beech Street Corporation (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
Concentra Operating Corporation today announced that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of Beech Street Corporation in a $165 million cash transaction. This acquisition expands Concentra's offerings in the group health market and enhances its existing lines of service to the nation's leading health plans, insurers and third-party administrators.