New-home sales in the U.S. surged in August to the highest level in more than six years, a sign that the housing recovery is making progress.

Gasoline prices at U.S. pumps, already at a seven-month low, may extend their decline amid falling crude costs that are spurring oil refineries to increase production of the road fuel, according to Lundberg Survey Inc.

Purchases of previously owned U.S. homes declined in August for the first time in five months as investors retreated from the market.

West Coast shippers and dockworkers are struggling to reach a labor agreement as terminal operators replace as many as half of laborers at some ports with robots in the largest technological change in half a century.

Housing starts slumped in August after reaching the highest level in almost seven years, pointing to an uneven pickup in the U.S. residential real-estate market that will limit its contribution to economic growth.

The number of Americans filing applications for unemployment benefits plunged last week to a two-month low, a sign the labor market continues to strengthen.

The cost of living in the U.S. unexpectedly dropped in August for the first time in more than a year.

Confidence among U.S. homebuilders rose in September to a nine-year high, showing the industry is gaining ground and will be a source of momentum for the economy.

Wholesale prices in the U.S. were little changed in August from the prior month, restrained by a plunge in gasoline prices and a sign of limited inflation in the production pipeline.