Business

As UPS workers were gathered for a regular Wednesday morning exercise meeting at their San Francisco distribution center, a man wearing the delivery company’s trademark brown uniform burst in and opened fire, killing three people and wounding at least two others before fatally shooting himself in the head, police said.

Autonomous autos are advancing so rapidly that companies such as Uber Technologies Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo are beginning to offer robot rides to everyday consumers. But it turns out the traveling public may not be ready.

Americans’ confidence hovered near a decade high last week, indicating consumers remain upbeat about the U.S. economic outlook, Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index figures showed June 15.

An unexpected decline in May factory output after the biggest gain in three years shows U.S. manufacturing is leveling off, Federal Reserve data showed June 15.

The U.S. job market continues to show signs of strength, as the number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell to a three-week low, according to Labor Department data released June 15.

ArcBest Corp. released second-quarter results through May in its less-than-truckload and third-party logistics divisions with strong results in most categories.

Kenco Group has appointed Denis Reilly president and CEO to succeed Jane Kennedy Greene, who will remain chairwoman of the board of directors.

U.S. retail sales fell in May by the most since the start of 2016, reflecting broad declines in categories such as motor vehicles and electronics, Commerce Department figures showed June 14.

A greater-than-expected deceleration in U.S. consumer-price inflation in May could give some pause to Federal Reserve officials as they consider further interest-rate increases, Labor Department figures showed June 14.