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U.S. consumer spending surges to post biggest rise in more than 9-1/2 years
Plus, price pressures remained muted, with a key inflation measure posting its smallest annual gain in 14 months…
U.S. jobless claims at 50-year low
The fewest people in nearly 50 years sought unemployment benefits last week, a sign of a strong job market…
Billionaire CEO Benioff foresees several years of strong growth for U.S. economy
A record $7.9 billion was spent on Cyber Monday this year, up 19.3% year over year…
U.S. again assumes throne as world’s most competitive economy; first time since 2008
The U.S. is back on top as the most competitive country in the world…
How President Trump created a tremendous U.S. economic boom
The current numbers are a uniquely Trumpian achievement and not owed to policies already set in motion when he took office…
U.S. economy logs best performance in nearly 4 years
Output expanded 3.2 percent in the first half of 2018 putting the U.S. economy on track to hit President Trump’s target of 3% annual growth…
Consumer confidence pops in August to highest level since October 2000
These historically high confidence levels should continue to support healthy consumer spending…
Second-quarter U.S. GDP jumps 4.1% boosting hopes that economy is ready to break out of decade-long slumber
Gross domestic product grew at a solid 4.1 percent pace in the second quarter…
Apple has eight years to pay $38 billion U.S. tax bill – with no interest or penalties
The eye-popping $38 billion tax bill that Apple Inc. said it plans to pay…
How Tim Cook’s ‘Trump strategy’ made Apple a killer stock
In case you haven’t noticed, Apple’s stock is up a mind-blowing 50% over the past 12 months…
President Trump personally calls Apple CEO Cook, thanks him for $350 billion investment pledge
President Donald Trump said Thursday he personally called Apple CEO Tim Cook to thank him…
Here’s what Wall Street thinks of Apple’s cash repatriation plan
Returning its overseas cash could net Apple Inc. $207 billion after taxes, according to an estimate…
Why a record $38 billion U.S. tax payment is a good deal for Apple
Apple has faced mounting criticism in recent years for avoiding taxes in the US and Europe…
‘We want to help America,’ Apple CEO Tim Cook says of moving foreign money back to the U.S.
In an ABC News exclusive interview with Apple CEO Tim Cook…
Apple to build new U.S. campus, pay record $38 billion repatriation tax
Apple’s $38 billion tax commitment is the largest such sum announced in response to the major overhaul of the U.S. tax code that President Donald Trump signed into law…
Apple gives employees $2,500 bonuses after President Trump signed the GOP’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
Apple Inc. told employees Wednesday that it’s issuing a bonus of $2,500 worth of restricted stock units…
Looks like Apple is bringing nearly all of its $250 billion foreign cash back home to America
Apple, already the largest US taxpayer, anticipates repatriation tax payments of approximately $38 billion…
Apple plans to add $350 billion to U.S. economy and create over 20,000 new jobs over next 5 years, pay $38 billion in repatriated taxes, the largest ever made
Apple is increasing the size of their Advanced Manufacturing Fund from $1 billion to $5 billion…
Stock market optimism from pros reaches highest level in nearly 32 years
Stock market optimism among professional investors just keeps on surging…
Holiday spending on track to be highest in at least 12 years
Buoyant American attitudes on the economy look set to show up in plentiful, record-setting holiday spending…
Dow rises 5,000 points in a year for the first time ever
The Dow Jones industrial average just did something it has never done in its 121-year history…
U.S. economic optimism soars
A near record number expect the economy to improve in the next year causing President Trump’s approval rating to jump…
U.S. consumer sentiment surges to 13-year high
U.S. consumer sentiment unexpectedly surged to a 13-year high as Americans’ perceptions of the economy and their own finances rebounded…
U.S. consumer confidence shows Americans upbeat on jobs, economy
Share of respondents citing ‘good’ business conditions rose to the highest level since early 2001…
U.S. consumer confidence hits 16-year high in boost to economy
Consumer confidence has taken off since the election of President Donald Trump…
U.S. Consumer Comfort Index hits highest level in a decade
Americans’ confidence continued to mount last week as the Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index…
US economy’s momentum slips; softer overseas demand for US products
The U.S. economy’s momentum is slipping…
U.S. consumer sentiment drops in November to near two-year low; U.S. labor force participation rate falls to lowest since March 1978
U.S. consumer sentiment unexpectedly dipped in November to a near two-year low…
Anemic U.S. jobs report heightens concerns that lackluster economy stalling
Employers in the U.S. added fewer workers to payrolls than projected in September…
