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Retail sales in the U.S. dropped in September, reflecting a broad-based pullback that signaled consumers took a breather.

Wholesale prices in the U.S. unexpectedly fell in September for the first time in a year, propelled by a drop in fuel costs that continues into this month, the Labor Department reported.

Canadian Pacific Railway’s megamerger ambition may whet the industry’s appetite for deals.

The National Retail Federation urged workers and management of West Coast ports to reach a new labor agreement and avoid delaying holiday shipments.

American International Group Inc., the largest commercial insurer in the U.S. and Canada, introduced a policy to help railroads handle losses from catastrophic accidents as more crude oil is shipped by trains.

The number of Americans filing applications for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, pushing the average over the past month to the lowest level in eight years and signaling that employers are hanging on to workers as the economy improves.

Job openings in the U.S. climbed to a 13-year high in August as employers gained confidence about the outlook for demand in the world’s biggest economy.

FedEx Corp. said a ruling by the Kansas Supreme Court that, under state law, its drivers are employees rather than independent contractors applies to a business practice it hasn’t been using since 2011.

The trade deficit in the U.S. shrank in August to the lowest level in seven months as exports edged up to a record.