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...

  • Wal-Mart Pushes on Prices

    By MARTINNE GELLER and JESSICA WOHL, Reuters

    Wal-Mart is now pushing its grocery suppliers harder to offer consistently low prices, instead of timed promotions or "rollbacks

  • Nieman Marcus Profits Nearly Double

    By Reuters

    Neiman Marcus Group reported a higher quarterly profit as high-end shoppers snapped up more of the luxury department store operator's expensive designer dresses, shoes and handbags during the holiday...

  • The Untold Secret of How Americans Eat

    By Blaire Briody, The Fiscal Times

    One author goes undercover in America’s farm fields, grocery stores and restaurants to find some disturbing things about the way we eat.

  • Retailers Reap Benefits of Early Spring

    By Phil Wahba, Reuters

    Mild weather helped spur consumers to buy spring clothing in February, leading to broad sales gains at top U.S. chains, with even perennial laggard Gap Inc posting its first increase in eight months.

  • P&G to Cut 5,700 Jobs

    By JESSICA WOHL, Reuters

    Procter & Gamble Co plans to cut about 5,700 nonmanufacturing jobs as part of a new plan to reduce costs by $10 billion by the end of fiscal 2016, Chief Executive Officer Bob McDonald said on...