A fresh reading Friday showing that inflation cooled slightly in September is likely to keep the Federal Reserve on course for another quarter-percentage-point interest rate cut next week amid continued concerns about the job market. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) clocked in at 3% for the month of September, a tenth of a percent lower than expected, but inching up from the 2.9% rate in August. On a core basis, which excludes volatile food and energy prices and is the preferred Fed measure, inflation also ...