The Apple Economy

Budget Battles

  • What It Costs to Fix iPhones and iPads

    By Mitch Lipka, Reuters

    While a drop or near-drowning episode may not be quite fatal for an iPhone, the cost of repair may be so prohibitive that buying a new device may seem a better option. Consumers have bought more than...

  • Guess Who Wants to Kill Corporate Tax Reform

    By Michelle Hirsch, The Fiscal Times

    On the surface, large, publicly traded, U.S. firms appear united in their desire to push for corporate tax reform. But the likelihood that large multinational firms like GE, Pfizer, and Google might...

  • $7 Million a Day for Lost Phones

    By Mitch Lipka, Reuters

    Lost cell phones not only mean a loss of money and banking or personal credential items, which will need replacing, but a risk that private photos and financial and banking details may be pried (or...

  • Is Apple Ruining Kids’ Brains? One 15-Year-Old Says No

    By Liam Springer, The Fiscal Times

    The popularity of tech and app-building camps for teenagers has skyrocketed in recent years. One 15-year-old tells us what it’s really like to attend one.

  • iChildren: How Apple Is Changing Kids’ Brains

    By Julie Halpert, The Fiscal Times

    For better or worse, the growing use of Apple products have affected how children develop, learn and interact with others. Are we creating a nation of innovative thinkers? Or tech-obsessed drones?