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Ireland accuses EU of exceeding power in Apple tax grab
Ireland accused the European Commission on Monday of exceeding its powers and interfering with…
Apple formally appeals EU tax grab this week, says company was a ‘convenient target’
Apple will launch a legal challenge this week to a record $14 billion EU tax demand…
The inside story of Apple’s $14 billion EU tax grab
In August the EU said Ireland had broken European law by giving Apple a sweetheart deal…
Apple CEO invited to attend tax ruling hearing in Dublin
An Oireachtas committee has expressed confidence that Apple’s Tim Cook will accept an invitation…
Americans are paying Apple millions to shelter overseas profits
Over the years, Apple Inc. has become the poster child for U.S. multinationals accused of sheltering overseas profits…
Apple and U.S. President-elect Trump: Can a tax cut for overseas cash heal wounds?
The good news for Apple Inc. under a Donald Trump presidency is it might finally be able to use its hoard of overseas cash…
Markets surge worldwide, investors exuberant following Trump’s U.S. presidential victory
European stocks rose on Thursday following extraordinary gains in Asia and the United States…
Silicon Valley uncertain after Donald Trump wins U.S. presidency
Donald Trump’s election victory is seen as a blow to Silicon Valley, putting the presidency…
Irish government officially appeals EU’s $14.3 billion tax grab from Apple
The tax battle is likely to drag on for years…
Apple CEO Cook emails employees, calls for unity after Donald Trump presidential win
Apple CEO Tim Cook broadcast an all-hands memo to U.S. Apple employees Wednesday evening calling for unity…
Markets surge, Dow hits record high after Donald Trump wins U.S. presidency
U.S. stocks rallied Wednesday, with the Dow industrials jumping 257 points, led by a surge in financial…
Five tech issues to watch under President Trump
How might a Donald Trump presidency affect Silicon Valley?
Apple CEO Tim Cook smartly maintained ties to GOP ahead of Trump victory
Donald Trump had some harsh words for Apple during the campaign, but what will his attitude be toward…
Apple could be able to pay just 10% tax to repatriate overseas profits under President Trump’s plan
Apple hasn’t exactly seen eye-to-eye with president-elect Donald Trump, but…
Ireland to formally submit appeal on EU’s $14.5 billion Apple tax grab
Ireland’s government will this week formally submit its appeal against the European Commission’s multi-billion-euro demand…
Apple named biggest corporate tax avoider in U.S. after booking $218 billion of profit offshore last year
Apple has been named as the biggest corporate tax avoider in the United States after booking $218.55 billion…
OECD official says EU Apple ruling not precedent for future tax cases
A multi-billion euro back tax bill handed to Apple by the European Commission should not be seen as a precedent…
Apple’s dearth of European lobbyists kept company out of loop in EC tax decision for two years
Apple Inc. is battling the European Commission’s call to fork over €13 billion…
Ireland’s Finance Minister Noonan: Apple tax appeal may take four years, maybe more
Ireland’s Finance Minister Michael Noonan talks about the rise of European populism…
Apple’s EU tax nemesis Margrethe Vestager takes aim at other U.S. companies’ offshore profits
The European Union official who slapped Apple with a $14.5 billion back tax bill signaled over the weekend…
185 CEOs urge EU to reverse Apple tax demand, calling decision a ‘grievous self-inflicted wound for the EU and its citizens’
Corporate America’s most powerful chief executives are rallying to Apple’s side in its tax battle with the EU…
Apple has now amassed nearly $80 billion in debt
That was fast!
The ‘Brexit-Apple’ connection: What in the world was Margrethe Vestager thinking?
Brexit means Brexit, we have now been told; the future’s bright and the UK extracting itself…
EU ministers line up to take tax bites out of Apple
European Union finance ministers are lining up to get a slice of Apple’s tax revenue…
Apple’s pot of gold may shine on reluctant Ireland’s bond market
Apple Inc. is challenging it, Ireland’s government doesn’t want it, but bond investors…
Former EU competition commissioner: Vestager claim that Apple owes back taxes an incorrect use of EU law
The European Commission rejected criticism from one of its own former antitrust chiefs on Friday…
Apple CEO Cook’s comments on taxes leave many unanswered questions
CEO Tim Cook’s comments to an Irish radio station about Apple’s intentions to repatriate billions of dollars next year…
Irish government to fight EU on Apple tax
Ireland’s cabinet agreed on Friday to join Apple in appealing against a multi-billion-euro back tax demand…
Treasury accuses EU of trying to steal U.S. tax revenues with Apple decision
The United States has accused the European Union of grabbing revenue intended for U.S. coffers…
Rush Limbaugh: EU socialism bites Apple
It’s just government doing what government does, particularly these clowns in the European Union, who are just inept….
Irish residents opposed to EU’s tax demand of Apple
Across Cork, Ireland — where Apple has its European headquarters — residents appear strongly in favor of
Apple Inc. pushes back against EU tax grab
Tim Cook, the Apple CEO, has described as ‘wrongheaded’ and ‘maddening’ the European Commission’s finding…
Apple may repatriate billions of dollars next year after new U.S. President takes office
Apple Inc. Chief Executive Tim Cook said the company may repatriate at least some of the billions of dollars of cash it holds offshore…
Trump’s corporate tax-cut pitch falls flat in Silicon Valley
Republican Donald Trump is proposing a big tax cut for companies like Apple Inc., which would see its tax rate slashed…
Apple CEO Tim Cook presses for U.S. corporate tax reform, says no repatriation without fair rate
Apple is the largest taxpayer in the United States…
Donald Trump plan calls for cuts in corporate taxes, personal income tax rates
These reforms will offer the biggest tax revolution since the Reagan tax reform…
Apple again taps debt markets, preps $7 billion bond sale to fund dividends and buybacks
Apple readied to sell $7bn worth of bonds on Thursday in its third tap of US debt capital markets this year…
Barring a tax holiday, Apple will need to raise over $50 billion in debt the next 2 years
Apple increased its stock buyback program from $140 billion by March 2017 to $175 billion by March 2018…
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…
Apple sells 30-year U.S. dollar bond in Taiwan to raise over $1 billion in debt
Apple Inc sold a 30-year U.S. dollar bond in Taiwan at a yield of 4.15 percent, sources said on Tuesday…
Apple plans $1 billion sale of 30-year bonds in Taiwan for the first time
Apple Inc plans to issue bonds in Taiwan for the first time with the aim of raising $1 billion…
