Inflation rose sharply to 2.3% in October. Much of the increase came from the 9.5% rise in the energy price cap. Read this and the rest of today's consumer and personal finance news below.

Weyerhaeuser plans to invest $500 million to build a TimberStrand facility, a building product made from small-diameter trees ...

The Huckleberry Club, a new bar from a group of Tacoma industry veterans, opened this fall with a menu of loaded baked ...