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WASHINGTON – U.S. retail sales rose at a solid pace last month, as bullish consumers bought more cars, furniture and clothes. Retail sales increased 0.2 percent in October, the Ministry of Commerce said on Wednesday after a healthy 1.9 percent gain...

WASHINGTON – Manufacturing activity in New York expanded at a slower pace this month, but remains at a healthy level. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York, says the Empire State Manufacturing Survey slipped to 19.4 in November of a three-year high...

WASHINGTON – U.S. consumer prices edged up a slight 0.1 percent in October, the smallest gain in three months, as energy prices retreated. The Ministry of Labour, says the small October gain in consumer prices followed increases of 0.5 percent in...

NEW YORK – The outlook for next year from Dick’s Sporting Goods overshadowed a strong quarter and pushed its shares down sharply in early trading Tuesday. The company, based just outside of Pittsburgh, expects a sharp profit decline in 2018 as...

A look at some of the major business events and economic indicators coming out this week: JUST A BLIP? Economists expect that a gauge of U.S. consumer sharp prices higher in October after a big jump the previous month. The Department of...

Car stickers commemorating U.S. military service in Vietnam, Afghanistan and Iraq are seen on a recruiter’s table at a veterans job fair in Los Angeles, California, November 10, 2010. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (UNITED STATES – Tags:...

WASHINGTON – U.S. employers posted approximately the same number of open jobs in September as the previous month, partly because hurricanes kept hiring at restaurants and hotels. The Ministry of Labour says 6.09 million jobs were available at the...

MADISON, Wis. – The head of Wisconsin’s economic development agency said Friday that the full board of directors will be permitted to review a proposed $3 billion contract with Taiwanese manufacturer Foxconn Technology Group before voting on...

WASHINGTON – AMERICAN companies in October grew at the best price in more than a dozen years. The Institute for Supply Management said Friday that its services index rose last month to 60.1 from 59.8 in September. A reading above 50 signals...