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...

  • Mother's Day 2012: Spending Exceeds $18 Billion

    By Michelle Hirsch and Maureen Mackey, The Fiscal Times

    Americans will spend more on Mom this year than they have in recent years. Total spending in 2021 is expected to reach $18.6 billion nationally, according to the National Retail Federation. We’ll...

  • How Millennials Are Saving the Economy

    By Julie Halpert, The Fiscal Times

    Despite 20-somethings having among the highest unemployment rate and being the most indebted graduates in history, millennials are helping to jump start the economy in a way that their more fiscally...

  • Apple: The Power and the Profit Behind ‘Simple’

    By Maureen Mackey, The Fiscal Times

    Pity all the poor non-Apples out there: They want to have exactly the same success that the world’s most profitable tech company is having right now – but for many reasons, they don’t have a prayer.

  • 8 Incredible Cars Driven by the World’s Richest People

    By Ashley Lutz, Business Insider

    With spots on Forbes' richest people list, these billionaires are going places. But it turns out their favorite modes of transportation are as varied as the ways they got all that money in the bank...

  • 13 Disturbing Facts About McDonald’s

    By Gus Lubin, Business Insider

    McDonald's just reported its first quarter financial results on April 20. The global fast food chain generated $6.54 billion during the period and delivered earnings per share of $1.23. Here are 13...

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