The Apple Economy
  • Putting Facebook’s IPO in Perspective

    Let's keep some perspective here. For all the superlatives being tossed around regarding the Facebook IPO – “biggest technology IPO,” “history-making,” “record-breaking” – it's worth keeping in mind...

  • Pop Goes the Facebook IPO

    By Alexei Anishchuk, Reuters

    Facebook Inc is set to raise up to $18.4 billion in its IPO and become the first U.S. company to be worth more than $100 billion at its debut, as investors bet on a big pop in the stock when it...

  • Young Workers in China: 'We're Human, Not Machines'

    By SUI-LEE WEE, Reuters

    The shifting expectations and opportunities of tens of millions of young Chinese workers from the countryside who have turned their country into a workshop of the world are worth noting: Their...

  • Is the Apple Bubble Ready to Pop?

    By Suzanne McGee, The Fiscal Times

    The manic swings in Apple (AAPL) shares lately are leaving investors reeling. Down $17, down $25, up $30, down $21. Even for a stock that’s seesawing around $600 a share, those point swings have been...

  • Scrutiny and Lawsuits Nibble Away at Apple

    By Suzanne McGee, The Fiscal Times

    It’s almost impossible to take a bite out of Apple’s (AAPL) success right now – nothing seems able to stop iPhone sales or quench the insatiable demand for the new iPads. That said, there’s a lot of...