The Apple Economy

Budget Battles

  • Apple's Tim Cook Needs to Answer $137B Question

    By Suzanne McGee, The Fiscal Times

    Forget about the frustrations of waiting for Godot, as depicted in Samuel Beckett’s famous play. Waiting for Apple CEO Tim Cook to say anything significant to address the numerous questions that...

  • iPhone Index: The World’s Most Expensive Cities

    By Yuval Rosenberg

    Tokyo has regained its title as the world’s most expensive city in an annual cost-of-living survey released last week by the Economist Intelligence Unit. But what does that dubious distinction really...

  • Obama Leaves His Successor a Deficit Mess

    By Josh Boak, The Fiscal Times

    President Obama likes to scapegoat George W. Bush for the country’s massive deficits. But Obama himself will likely take the blame for the deficit by the next occupant of the Oval Office, according...

  • Netflix Stock Drama May Not Have Happy Ending

    By Suzanne McGee, The Fiscal Times

    It’s been less than five months since Netflix shares were trading near 52-week lows, below $55 each, and the company couldn’t do anything right. Now, after reporting stunningly strong results for the...

  • 5 Tech Predictions That May Come True in 2013

    By Minyanville Staff, Minyanville

    Forecasts for tech inventions are usually pie-in-the-sky. Here's a look at what we might realistically see happen with Apple, RIM, and other major players this year.