U.S. stocks marched broadly higher on Wall Street Tuesday as several major companies reported solid second quarter gains.

New York Mercantile Exchange oil futures nearest to delivery and Intercontinental Exchange Brent futures moved higher in market-on-close trade on reports of progress in U.S.-China trade talks.

Representatives from three federal agencies tasked with simplifying the regulatory process for biotechnology in agriculture continue to examine how the future might look.

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said farmers who qualify for the MFP will receive a minimum of $15 an acre with more details on the program expected to be announced later this week.

Oil futures and Brent crude turned lower in overnight trade, as market participants assess the supply impact of the latest flare-up in the Middle East amid rising geopolitical tensions while awaiting U.S. weekly inventory data.

The Trump administration announced Monday that it will vastly extend the authority of immigration officers to deport migrants without allowing them to appear before judges, its second major policy shift on immigration in eight days.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Joe Biden plans to propose a criminal justice agenda that would reverse key provisions of the 1994 crime bill that he helped write as a senator and that his rivals for the Democratic presidential nomination have...