The result came amid higher prices and interest rates
Strong sales suggest the economy may not slow as much in the final three months of the year as previously expected
But prices continue to rise faster than is consistent with the Fed's 2% target
This sustained strength makes it likelier that the Federal Reserve will raise its key rate again before year's end
American employers posted 9.6 million job openings in August, up from 8.9 million in July
Impacts to Social Security, travel, student loans and more explained
Surprising resilience continues amid tighter monetary policy
The bank had already agreed to pay US$290 million in a class-action lawsuit that involved Epstein's victims
The unemployment rate has scarcely budged since the Fed began a series of 11 rate hikes
The standoff could wreak havoc with the U.S. economy