McDonald's saw a strong jump in its May same store sales.

Phil McConkey, retired NFL player, veteran and Academy Securities president & partner, talks to "Squawk Box" about his firm, which makes it a point to hire veterans. Forty percent of his company's employees have served in the military.

Laws barring foreign ownership of farmland may complicate Shuanghui's $4.7 billion planned purchase of Smithfield Foods.

The immigration bill currently being debated in Congress could unleash some $500 billion in real estate transactions.

A U.S. IRS manager told investigators that he and a colleague decided to give conservative groups extra scrutiny.

Business information and analytics firm IHS will spend $1.4 billion to buy R.L. Polk, which operates Carfax.

Inside Booz Allen Hamilton, a profitable consulting firm with almost one client: the U.S. government.

The demise of room service may be exaggerated. Hungry travelers still have plenty of options for in-room dining.

Thirty-four percent of 3M's revenue comes from products that didn't exist five years ago.

Some companies allow their workers to buy and sell vacation time.

Apple is expected to reveal a digital radio service and changes to the software behind iPhones and iPads on Monday.

The auto industry is about to go on a hiring spree.

AstraZeneca is to buy U.S. respiratory drug specialist Pearl Therapeutics for up to $1.15 billion.

Google is close to buying Waze for $1.3 billion, potentially trumping rival offers for the Israeli mapping start-up.

Leading tech companies — Microsoft, Google, Yahoo, Apple and Facebook — made it easier for the NSA to gain access to their data, the NYT reports.

While Xi Jinping offered the U.S. nothing on trade in California, the Chinese want to build a 'Dream Team' with Germany.

The downturn in China could be the most drawn-out since the 1997-1998 Asian Financial Crisis, said research firm IHS.

Japan has revised annualized gross domestic product growth (GDP) for January-to-March to 4.1 percent.

A 29-year-old leaked information about NSA surveillance, says the NY Times, citing the Guardian.

Andre Agassi discusses the mistake he's made along to way during his successful transition from tennis star to businessman and philanthropist.