The Apple Economy

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  • 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...

  • Diner Alert: No-Shows May Be Charged

    By Knowledge Wharton, Knowledge@Wharton

    Making restaurant reservations is a way of life. But, for many consumers, so is breaking them. For every reservation that is made in some large cities, around 20 percent result in an empty table that...

  • Move Over, Walmart: Fresh Eggs and Milk from Amazon

    By Alistair Barr, Reuters

    Amazon.com Inc is planning a major roll-out of an online grocery business that it has been quietly developing for years, targeting one of the largest retail sectors yet to be upended by e-commerce,...

  • China Shows Growing Hunger for American Pork

    By Reuters

    Shuanghui International Holdings is buying Smithfield Foods, Inc., the world's biggest hog producer, for $4.7 billion, to feed a growing Chinese appetite for U.S. pork, in a deal that has stirred...

  • 9 Startups Bringing “Made in USA” Back to Clothing

    By Yelena Shuster, The Fiscal Times

    Ever since the disastrous factory collapse in Bangladesh, Americans are realizing that cheap clothes come at a steep price. Enter this noble group of entrepreneurs who are stitching up their own Made...

  • Gas Prices in Midwest to Fall for Holiday Weekend

    By Reuters

    Gasoline prices in the Midwest should fall in the coming days after hitting record highs in several cities last week in the run up to Memorial Day, the traditional start to the summer driving season...