Consumer Prices
The government's Cash for Clunkers program offered a lot of Americans great deals on new cars.
WASHINGTON - The budding economic recovery isn't getting much help from the home-building industry, which normally creates jobs and drives growth when a recession ends.
NEW YORK - Stock futures are falling modestly, pointing to a mixed opening after a new report showed housing starts dropped unexpectedly in October.
WASHINGTON - Consumer prices edged up faster than expected in October, driven higher by another increase in energy prices and the biggest jump in new car prices in 28 years.
WASHINGTON - Consumer prices likely rose modestly in October as inflation remains subdued during the early stages of a broad economic recovery.
