Vital Signs for the Week of Nov. 28 (BusinessWeek) On

Vital Signs for the Week of Nov. 28 (BusinessWeek)
On tap: November jobs data, October home sales and personal income numbers, November consumer confidence, and more

Minis: A Nice Little Thing Going In Europe (BusinessWeek)
A Ford of Europe-Fiat tieup may be just what's needed to perk up their small cars

Online Extra: Human Growth Hormone: Unproven and Unsafe (BusinessWeek)
HGH is often hyped as a cure for aging. But as so with most fountains of youth, there's no proof that it works. And it can be harmful

John R. Hoke III: Green Foot Forward (BusinessWeek)
Nike's chief design guru is prodding his designers back to nature and away from plastics

Pets Are People, Too, You Know (BusinessWeek)
At least, P&G's Iams treats them that way, fitting human products to Fido's needs

Mortgage rates ease a bit from 2-year high (Orlando Sentinel)
Mortgage rates, which have been trending upward, dropped this week, offering a dose of good news for prospective home buyers. Freddie Mac reported Wednesday in its weekly survey that rates on 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages averaged 6.28 percent. That's down from last week's rate of 6.37 percent, which was the highest in more than two years. Analysts attributed the decline to reduced fears on the

Business briefcase (The Des Moines Register)
Consumer confidence, oil prices lift stocks Better-than-expected consumer confidence numbers and a drop in oil prices sent stocks higher Wednesday, extending Wall Street's November rally in light pre-holiday trading.