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Beginning home construction declined in June to a nine-month low as a record plunge in the South swamped gains in the rest of the U.S.

Jobless claims declined by 3,000 to 302,000 in the week ended July 12, the Labor Department reported.

Wholesale prices in the U.S. rose in June, reflecting a jump in energy costs that is now abating.

Wholesale prices in the U.S. rose in June, reflecting a jump in energy costs that is now abating.

Retail sales showed a broad-based gain in June, which probably helped the U.S. economy rebound in the second quarter.

The average for regular gasoline at U.S. pumps fell 3.99 cents in the three weeks ended July 11 to $3.669 a gallon, according to Lundberg Survey Inc.

Amazon.com Inc., which wants to deliver packages by drone, asked aviation regulators for permission to expand testing outside its research laboratory.

In southern Texas and North Dakota, where shale drilling has propelled U.S. oil production to the highest level in 28 years, thousands of 18-wheel trucks are rumbling to wells on roads designed decades ago for farmers to bring crops to markets.

Imports into U.S. ports may hit a five-year high this month as retailers rush in holiday goods to avoid potential disruptions as West Coast longshore workers negotiate a new labor contract.