Patrick Temple-West

WASHINGTON - The producer price index for finished goods increased 0.3% in October as core prices dropped 0.6%, the largest drop in three years, the Labor Department reported today.

Business inventories declined 0.4% in September, the Commerce Department said yesterday.

Retail sales rose 1.4% in October, more than economists estimated, aided by strong auto sales, the Commerce Department reported yesterday.

WASHINGTON – Business inventories declined 0.4% in September, the 13th consecutive monthly drop, the Commerce Department reported today.

WASHINGTON - Retail sales rose 1.4% in October, larger than economists estimated, aided by strong auto sales, the Commerce Department reported today.

The U.S. trade deficit grew 18.2% to $36.5 billion in September, the largest increase by percentage in more than 10 years, the Commerce Department reported Friday.

WASHINGTON — The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill next week expects to issue $224 million of tax-exempt debt and Build America Bonds, which will be used to finance or refinance the costs of certain capital projects.

The U.S. trade deficit grew 18.2% to $36.5 billion in September, the largest monthly increase by percentage in more than 10 years, the Commerce Department reported today.

The U.S. government posted a $176.4 billion budget deficit in October, the largest October deficit and fifth largest monthly deficit on record, the Treasury Department reported yesterday.

Initial jobless claims fell by 12,000 to 502,000 for the week ending Nov. 7, dropping for the second straight week as the four-week average for initial claims dropped to its lowest level in almost a year, the Labor Department reported yesterday.

The federal government posted a $176.4 billion budget deficit in October, the largest October deficit and fifth largest monthly deficit on record, the Treasury Department reported today.

Initial jobless claims fell by 12,000 to 502,000 for the week ending Nov. 7, dropping for the second straight week as the four-week average for initial claims dropped to its lowest level in almost a year, the Labor Department reported today.

The West Virginia School Building Authority expects to sell next Wednesday $48.2 million of qualified school construction bonds, its second QSCB issuance, as officials said more buyers are showing interest in the tax credits.

Outgoing Virginia Attorney General William C. Mims will join Hunton & Williams LLP when his term ends in January. He will become a partner and serve on the government relations team.

Wholesale inventories fell 0.9 in September, the 13th consecutive monthly decline, the Commerce Department reported Friday.

The U.S. unemployment rate jumped to 10.2% in October as employers shed 190,000 jobs in the month, the Labor Department reported Friday.

WASHINGTON — The Virginia College Building Authority tomorrow expects to competitively sell $237 million of revenue bonds for nine public higher education institutions, which may lose up to 15% of their state aid this fiscal year.

WASHINGTON – Consumer credit fell by $14.8 billion in September, or 7.2% at an annual rate, to a seasonally adjusted $2.456 trillion from $2.471 trillion in August, the Federal Reserve reported today. Credit has fallen for eight straight months.

WASHINGTON — Wholesale inventories fell 0.9 in September, the 13th consecutive monthly decline, the Commerce Department reported today.

WASHINGTON – The U.S. unemployment rate jumped to 10.2% in October as employers shed 190,000 jobs in the month, the Labor Department reported today.