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Industrial production climbed more than forecast in May, a sign gains in manufacturing  are supporting growth as the U.S. economy picks up.

Consumer confidence in the United States fell in June to a three-month low, adding to signs of a more restrained rebound in the second-quarter economy.

Retail sales rose 0.3% in May after a revised 0.5 % gain in April that was much larger than previously estimated, the Commerce Department reported.

Tyson Foods Inc., the largest U.S. meat company, has made a unilaterally binding bid to buy The Hillshire Brands Co., outbidding Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. to gain control of the maker of Jimmy Dean sausages and Ball Park hot dogs.

The average price for regular gasoline at pumps was little changed in the past three weeks, gaining just 0.35 cent to $3.691 a gallon, according to Lundberg Survey Inc.

Consumer borrowing in the United States rose in April as Americans boosted credit card use by the most since November 2007.

Fewer Americans filed applications for unemployment benefits over the past month than at any time in seven years, a sign the labor market continues to strengthen.

The trade deficit ballooned in April to the widest in two years as Americans bought record amounts of consumer goods, business equipment and automobiles from abroad.

Service industries expanded in May at the fastest pace in nine months as orders picked up, indicating improving sales will help the U.S. economy strengthen.