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Apple shareholders defeat two shareholder proposals, CEO Cook downplays special dividend
Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook downplayed a suggestion that the company might issue a special dividend…
Apple’s big repatriation cash winners: Shareholders
Apple Inc. announced a $38 billion tax windfall for the U.S. government this week…
Why would any shareholder complain about Apple using repatriated funds for buybacks?
Sure, many of the leaders from Silicon Valley won’t experience a massive tax break…
China offers tax incentives to persuade U.S. companies like Apple to stay
In a bid to keep American businesses from taking their profits out of China following Washington’s overhaul of the United States tax code…
Apple expected to repatriate $214 billion to the U.S.; expect increased buybacks and dividends, not big acquisitions
With the new tax structure we expect Apple will bring $214 billion back to the U.S…
Apple preps to distribute dividends totaling $3.1 billion to shareholders
On February 16, Apple will pay shareholders of record a quarterly dividend of $0.57 per share…
How would Apple even pay for a massive acquisition like Time Warner or Netflix?
As telecommunications giants continue scooping up content plays in an effort to take over more of the value chain…
U.S. v. Apple – the looming trial of the century?
The US Federal Trade Commission launched an investigation into Apple…
Apple gears up to distribute $3.2 billion to shareholders
On August 11, Apple will pay shareholders of record a quarterly dividend of $0.57 per share…
Apple’s App Store anti-competitive? Spotify and Elizabeth Warren think so
Late last month, Apple streaming music rival Spotify accused Apple of anti-competitive behavior for rejecting…
Apple is handcuffed by how much it can raise its dividend
Everyone knows that Apple has a tremendous amount of cash and continues to generate tens of billions…
Elizabeth Warren accuses Apple of monopolistic-like actions; Spotify concurs
Following Nancy Pelosi’s ‘poor Tim’ comment earlier this week, Apple today is again the target of yet another politician…
Apple CEO Tim Cook has billions of reasons to raise money for the GOP
Apple CEO Tim Cook’s fundraising breakfast for House Speaker Paul Ryan on Tuesday was the talk of Silicon Valley…
Credit Suisse analyst: Apple shares could rise nearly 40%
With tech stocks on the upswing, Credit Suisse has put out a list of of its top investment ideas…
Ireland’s Sinn Fein party will pursue Apple if EU finds company owes back taxes
Sinn Fein may pursue Apple for the taxes it could owe Ireland should the European Commission find against the company and the government in an ongoing probe…
Will any U.S. presidential candidate give Silicon Valley what it wants most?
Apple Inc. Chief Executive Tim Cook is usually even-keeled when he is on stage or doing interviews…
Campaigners praise Apple shareholder move while opponents warn
Apple’s decision to give long-term shareholders a greater say in boardroom appointments…
Apple offers proxy access, making shareholder nominations to the board easier
Apple said its board of directors had adopted amended bylaws Monday that allow a shareholder, or a group of up to 20 shareholders…
Cramer: Apple’s Tim Cook is ‘patriotic’ on taxes
CNBC’s Jim Cramer has a message for Tim Cook critics: He’s right on taxes…
Apple CEO Tim Cook is absolutely right – and wrong – on U.S. corporate tax policy
In the interview with Charlie Rose, Mr. Cook describes the U.S. tax system as being designed for the industrial age as opposed to the digital age…
Apple CEO calls corporate tax rap ‘total political crap’
This is a tax code that was made for the industrial age, not the digital age. It’s backwards. It’s awful for America. It should have been fixed many years ago…
If Apple announces its corporate U.S. exit, will we finally get the message?
Pfizer’s corporate U.S. exit should be a wake-up call to the American public…
Apple’s massive mountain of cash – and everything you need to know about it
Apple makes more money than any company has ever made…
Options traders bet on Apple’s earnings to spark rally in AAPL shares
Trading in call options has outpaced trading in put options in recent sessions….
No respect: Apple is the Rodney Dangerfield of tech companies
No matter what Apple does, no matter how big the records set, it seems that it is never enough…
Apple avoids $59.2 billion U.S. tax bill
The 500 largest American companies hold more than $2.1 trillion in accumulated profits offshore to avoid U.S. taxes…
Apple’s growing cash dilemma
With approximately $200 billion of cash on the balance sheet…
How the iPhone can drive Apple to a $1 trillion market cap
While there has been a lot of speculation as to where Apple’s next wave…
Apple dominates in stock buybacks, too
Apple is far above second place Exxon Mobil…
Here’s how Apple gets to $1 trillion valuation in just 12 months
With Apple’s stock price creeping toward $130 a share…
U.S. companies now have $2.1 trillion overseas to avoid corporate taxes
“Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc., Google Inc. and five other tech firms now account for more than…
Apple shareholders: Expect another small dividend raise in April
Apple investors should not expect a tremendous raise…
Apple’s continued debt offerings are good news for investors
Last week, Apple raised an additional $6.5 billion in capital…
Why Apple is selling bonds in Switzerland
Selling bonds in Switzerland allows Apple to…
Apple plans debut Swiss franc bond sale; looks to exploit Switzerland’s low interest rates
Apple Inc. is seeking to add to its recent run of blockbuster bond deals…
Intel CFO: Obama repatriation tax proposal ‘lipstick on a pig’
We need fundamental tax reform that helps companies…
Apple preserves overseas cash hoard, raises $6.5 billion from bond sale funding share buybacks
Apple Inc. is showing it can keep coming back to the bond market…
Carl Icahn to send ‘interesting’ letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook
Billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn revealed…
Taking Apple private: Why hasn’t Tim Cook already initiated a leveraged management buyout?
It is surprising that Tim Cook has not already initiated a leveraged management buyout of Apple Inc…
The tension between Apple’s customers and shareholders
Apple has been a phenomenally successful company over the past 15 years…
Richard Branson: I wholeheartedly support Apple CEO Tim Cook’s stance against ‘climate change deniers’
Conservative think tank the National Center for Public Policy Research…