News from Reuters (The Globe and Mail) TORONTO (Reuters) -

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.

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.
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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.