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Initial jobless claims fell by 16,000 last week, while continuing claims reached a five-year high, the Labor Department said Thursday.

Consumer prices were unchanged in September, kept in check by falling fuel prices, the Labor Department said Thursday.

Truckload carrier USA Truck said Thursday its third-quarter profit jumped to $2.4 million, or 23 cents a share, from $16,000, or zero cents, a year ago.

Velocity Express Corp. said Wednesday it lost $44.1 million, or $15.33 a share, in its fiscal fourth quarter, compared with a loss of $6.2 million, or $3.07, a year earlier.

Manufacturing growth in New York state declined in October to the lowest level since the index started in 2001, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Wednesday.

Prices paid to U.S. producers fell 0.4% in September, while the rate excluding food and energy rose, the Labor Department said Wednesday.

Retail sales fell 1.2% in September, the biggest drop in three years, led by a steep drop in automobile sales, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.

Eastern freight railroad CSX Corp. reported its third-quarter net income fell from a year ago, but posted record income from continuing operations for the period.

The $700 billion bailout plan (and this is just the beginning) is not for mortgages and homeowners; it’s for mortgage-backed securities. Hedge funds are the main holders.