NEW YORK The U.S. S&P 500 and Dow Jones industrial average stock indexes set record intraday highs on Tuesday after reduced global political tensions and upbeat corporate results from Alcoa boosted risk appetite, while European shares also rallied.

Blame pricier beans. It's becoming a summer ritual for Starbucks SBUX 0.60% : price hikes on many of its most popular drinks. The café giant on Tuesday raised the price of some items as much as 30 cents as it contends with rising coffee costs.

Amazon Prime Day is here. Prime members get to take part in a full day of sales today, some of which have limited availability, so act fast.

DETROIT/SAN FRANCISCO Concerns raised by the first reported fatality in a semi-automated car were expected to speed adoption of more sensitive technology to help vehicles see and drive themselves safely, increasing demand on the emerging ...

JOLIET - Governor Bruce Rauner joined IDOT Secretary Randy Blankenhorn, area officials and business leaders to announce an agreement between the state, local governments and CenterPoint Properties.

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz says the upcoming pay raise is a move to keep the company “a retail employer of choice.” Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz says the upcoming pay raise is a move to keep the company “a retail employer of choice.

Job openings in May dropped from a record high and hiring cooled, a Labor Department report showed Tuesday, giving a more tempered assessment of the U.S.

The British exit from the European Union makes deeper integration between eurozone countries even more necessary than before, French Finance Minister Michel Sapin said Tuesday.

AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. AMC 2.29 % said Tuesday that it would acquire European movie theater operator Odeon & UCI Cinemas Group for about £500 million ($650 million) in a deal helped by the weaker British pound following the U.K.

The CEO of JP Morgan Chase , Jamie Dimon, took to the New York Times NYT +1.05% today to announce that the bank is raising wages right across the US.