Vital Signs for the Week of Oct. 10 (BusinessWeek Online

Vital Signs for the Week of Oct. 10 (BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance)
On tap: September consumer price index, industrial production, and retail sales figures, August foreign trade data, October consumer sentiment, and more

Preview: 2006 Ford Fusion
Ford's most important sedan launch since the Taurus.
Perry Stern

News from Reuters (The Globe and Mail)
TORONTO (Reuters) - A Canadian judge has ruled Ravelston Corp. Ltd., the insolvent holding company of one-time newspaper baron Conrad Black, can plead not guilty to several U.S. fraud charges in connection with the sale of newspapers.

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

Business briefs, October 13 (Rocky Mountain News)
The former chief executive of Refco Inc., one of the world's biggest commodities brokerages, was charged with securities fraud Wednesday.

AMCORE Financial, Inc. Reports 3rd Quarter Earnings (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
AMCORE Financial, Inc. reported diluted earnings per share of $0.50 for third quarter 2005, a two percent increase, compared to $0.49 per diluted share in third quarter 2004.