Sales of wholesale goods fell 1.3% in September, with inventories themselves only dropping by 0.1%, as reported by the Department of Commerce.

The U.S. unemployment rate jumped by 0.5% in October to 5.4% -- a five-year high, according to a government report released on Friday.

Citing “credible” terrorist threats, California Gov. Gray Davis ordered security increased around four major bridges in his state, including the national landmark Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.

As anthrax spores continue to be discovered in areas as diverse as Kansas City, Mo., and Lithuania, investigators are trying to trace the last steps of a New York woman who died of the disease.

The U.S. Postal Service will need billions of dollars to fight the ever-growing war on anthrax, Postmaster General John Potter told reporters Tuesday.

The national average price for diesel fuel fell by 0.8 cent per gallon, its sixth consecutive week of decline, according to a report from the Department of Energy.

he U.S. Postal Service has begun making arrangements to sterilize mail in an effort to quell the expanding outbreaks of anthrax associated with infected letters, news services reported.

As more cases and traces of anthrax are discovered around the Washington, D.C. area, scientists and lawyers are gearing up to fight on different fronts in the battle against the bacteria.

Another U.S. Postal Worker involved in handling government mail has tested positive for anthrax, news services reported.

Two Maryland truck drivers who work with the U.S. Postal Service are among those receiving the drug Cipro as a precaution against possible exposure to anthrax, the Associated Press reported.