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The Labor Department said Friday that its employment cost index shows wages and salaries in the private sector rose 1% between January and March compared with the previous quarter. That’s the biggest gain since the fir...

Have you ever wondered how much profit you could make renting out your house on Airbnb? The folks at Homes.com just dug into the stats and broke out the math so you don't have to wonder anymore.

Everyone knows the tech industry is rich, but it can be challenging to get your head around just how much money it's minting. Four of the industry's giants -- Facebook, …

Indra Nooyi's efforts at squeezing profits out of Frito-Lay are proving somewhat disappointing. Nooyi, chief executive of PepsiCo, said on Thursday that operating profits at the company's North American snacks business w...

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Starbucks' sales have not suffered over the outcry that ensued when two black men were arrested at a Philadelphia store, CEO Kevin Johnson said Thursday, but he vowed to remain …

Montannah Kenney recently became the youngest girl to scale Mount Kilimanjaro. The 7-year-old resident of Austin, Texas, said she wanted to climb the volcano in Tanzania in order to be closer to her dad — who died five...

Shutterstock When someone in America, not of Mexican heritage, thinks of "real" Mexican food, nachos, beef and chicken tacos, and cheesy quesadillas are probably some of the first things that come to mind. But it would p...

Amazon.com Inc. is holding regular talks with Los Angeles city and county officials about the region's bid to win the contest for Amazon's $5-billion second headquarters. The online shopping giant said in January that it...

Rafi Letzter/Tech Insider Amazon Prime increased the price of an annual membership to $119. Amazon Prime has over 100 million members globally, according to Jeff Bezos. Paying for a membership allows you to shop online q...

U.S. private-sector workers received the biggest pay raise in 11 years in the first three months of the year, a sign that the tight job market is slowly lifting wages. The Labor Department said wages and salaries in the ...

Some looming physical limiters to growth, especially in the booming Permian Basin, could produce a leveling-off of U.S. domestic oil production during the second half of 2018.

US stocks are rising as Amazon jumped following a bigger-than-expected profit in the first quarter. Intel and Microsoft are also rising

Boutique small press Beehive Books uses social media and crowdfunding to update an old publishing model and reach directly to its audience for deluxe and curious editions.

(Reuters) - Weak refining margins dinged first-quarter results for Exxon Mobil Corp and Chevron Corp , though Chevron's oil production outshone its larger rival, which has struggled to turn operations around after recent...

This story was delivered to Business Insider Intelligence "Fintech Briefing" subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here. UK neobank Revoluthas secureda $250 million Series C funding round led by DST Glob...

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CNBC's Jim Cramer throws down the gauntlet on Amazon, saying the company's latest quarter is the best he's ever seen and a "new order."

The latest round in New York state's annual Regional Economic Development Council competition is underway, with $750 million to be awarded to entities statewide. Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday …

(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc more than doubled its profit on Thursday and predicted strong spring results as the world's biggest online retailer raised the price for U.S. Prime subscribers, added U.S. football games and to...