US consumer prices unchanged in September
(WorldNews Business)

WASHINGTON (AP) - Overall consumer prices were unchanged in September as a big decline in energy costs offset small gains in other areas. The flat reading in its Consumer Price Index for September followed a tiny 0.1% August increase and left prices over the past 12 months rising at a modest annual rate of 1.7%, the Labor Department reported Thursday. Core inflation, which excludes volatile energy and food prices, was up a tiny...