The Apple Economy

Budget Battles

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    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...

  • After the Super Bowl, Can Ad Giants Still Score?

    By Suzanne McGee, The Fiscal Times

    We know the Ravens won the game, but who won the battle for buzz? Was it Samsung with its Paul Rudd-Seth Rogen takedown of other ads? Budweiser with the baby Clydesdale? Tide’s Joe Montana-shaped...

  • Are Electric Cars Running Out of Juice Again?

    By Reuters

    Recent moves by Japan's two largest automakers suggest that the electric car, after more than 100 years of development and several brief revivals, still is not ready for prime time and may never be...

  • New Orleans Reaps Rewards of Big Game

    By The Fiscal Times Staff

    New Orleans is a party city. It's also a city hit by two of the nation's biggest disasters of the last decade. Hurricane Katrina. The BP oil spill. But for Super Bowl week, after years of work and...

  • Super Bowl Ads Score Points Well Before Kickoff

    By Reuters

    Provocative commercials for this year's Super Bowl broadcast have scored points before the opening kickoff, with eyeball-fetching teasers nearly as important to advertisers as the longer spots for...

  • Too Big to Brew? Why the DOJ Wants to Block Beer Deal

    By Yuval Rosenberg

    On Sunday, when you settle in to watch the Super Bowl and maybe pop the top on a beer or six, you’ll be guaranteed to witness an impressive display of dominance – not necessarily from the players,...