The Apple Economy

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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...

  • The $23 Billion ‘Amazon Tax’ Loophole

    By Jennifer Depaul, The Fiscal Times

    The Supreme Court has ruled that online retailers don’t have to collect sales tax in states where they don’t have a physical presence. That has some cash-starved states crying humbug.

  • Black Friday’s Record Sales, By the Numbers

    By Yuval Rosenberg

    With many retailers opening earlier than ever, consumers turned out in force – and sometimes with force – throughout the post-Thanksgiving weekend, setting a new high mark for holiday sales.

  • Retailers See 7 Percent Gain on Black Friday

    By DEE-ANN DURBIN

    The barrage of Black Friday sales promotions seems to have paid off. Sales are up 7 percent over last year in a continuing pattern of consumer spending.

  • Black Friday: What You Need to Know

    By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO

    The day after Thanksgiving, or Black Friday, kicks off the holiday shopping season. Each year, retailers open their doors early and offer shoppers deals of up to 70 percent off on everything from...

  • Midnight Openings Woo Black Friday Shoppers

    By MAE ANDERSON, The Associated Press

    A few violent incidents broke out on Black Friday as thousands of shoppers lined up in the wee hours of the morning at Macy's, Best Buy and other stores to get discounts of up to 70 percent on...