U.S. wholesale stocks weak; job openings highest since 2001

U.S. wholesale inventories barely rose in December, the latest suggestion that economic growth in the fourth quarter was even slower than initially thought. "The labor market is shifting into overdrive with jobs out there for nearly everyone. Wholesale inventories gained 0.1 percent as lower crude oil prices depressed the value of petroleum stocks in December, the Commerce Department said. The U.S. government estimated last month that inventories added 0.8 percentage point to the economy�