COMMERCE Retail sales posted a stronger-than-expected gain and prices at the wholesale level jumped up significantly in September. The Commerce Department reported Friday that retail sales increased 0.6 percent last month, compared with August, as a big increase in auto sales helped offset weak demand for clothing. The increase was double the gain that economists had been expecting and was …

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