The Apple Economy

Budget Battles

  • A police officer is silhouetted against the Apple logo in Grand Central Terminal in New York

    Apple Hit With a $14.5 Billion Tax Bill in Europe

    By Foo Yun Chee and Padraic Halpin, Reuters

    The European Commission ordered Apple Inc. to pay Ireland unpaid taxes of up to 13 billion euros ($14.5 billion) on Tuesday as it ruled the firm had received illegal state aid. Apple and Dublin said...

  • Presidente-executivo da Apple, Tim Cook, fala em evento na sede da empresa, na Califórnia

    Are Apple's Glory Days Over?

    By Paayal Zaveri, CNBC

    Apple shares are a poor investment choice right now, according to Steve Grasso, director of institutional sales at Stuart Frankel. "I think it's going to underperform perpetually," Grasso said. Apple...

  • Google logo is seen at the Google headquarters in Mountain View, California November 13, 2015. REUTERS/Stephen Lam

    A New No.1: Alphabet Tops Apple as Most Valuable Company

    By David Gaffen, Reuters

    Alphabet Inc surpassed Apple Inc as the most valuable company in the United States in after-hours trading on Monday, knocking the iPhone maker from the top spot that it has held for the better part...

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    These Are the Hottest Brands in America

    By Janna Herron

    Tech and online companies once again dominated Brand Index’s list of the most buzz-making brands in 2015. Amazon, the No. 1 brand, has topped the list for two years running. SLIDESHOW: The Hottest...

  • Cheap Oil and Pricey Unicorns: The 20 Biggest Business Stories of 2015

    By Millie Dent

    From the Apple Watch to a new Star Wars movie to the demise of the Keystone Pipeline, 2015 has been another remarkable year for corporate America. There have been highs, like the five percent...

  • Innovation: What It Really Takes to Market a Good Idea

    By Maureen Mackey, The Fiscal Times

    Management gurus who have long touted the value of teamwork and productive collaboration now have new evidence from journalist and biographer Walter Isaacson. In his new book The Innovators : How a...

  • Why Bitcoin Could Get a Boost from 'Apple Pay'

    By Brian Kelly, CNBC

    With Apple Pay, the tech juggernaut has begun its assault on antiquated payment networks. The launch could not have come at a better time, as consumers have been inundated with security breaches and...

  • Type Like Hemingway, Courtesy of Tom Hanks

    By Natasha Baker, Reuters

    A new app for the iPad aims to recreate the nostalgic sense of typing on a manual typewriter, but ramped up to meet the demands of digital-age word processing. The brainchild of Oscar-winning actor...

  • Cracking the Lucrative Field of Coding

    By Katrina Bishop, CNBC

    Professionals are lining up to learn coding as a way to give their careers a new lease of life, with a slew of training companies cropping up to meet a booming interest in programming. But many in...

  • How Flight Systems Could Be Vulnerable to Hackers

    By JIM FINKLE, Reuters

    Cyber security researcher Ruben Santamarta says he has figured out how to hack the satellite communications equipment on passenger jets through their WiFi and inflight entertainment systems - a claim...