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U.S. unemployment hits five-decade low as employers step up hiring, wages increase
Steady job growth and solid wage increases have enlarged Americans’ paychecks…
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. economy grows by 3.2% in the first quarter, topping expectations
The U.S. economy grew at a faster pace than expected in the first quarter and posted its best growth…
Apple, tech stocks drive S&P 500 near record
Technology stocks are extending their leadership on Wall Street as the S&P 500 trades near…
Apple iPhone’s issues in China may be difficult to fix
The U.S.-China trade conflict hasn’t been kind to Apple investors…
Five ways to look at Apple’s surprise bad news
In an ugly New Year’s surprise Wednesday afternoon, Apple announced unexpectedly that it was cutting…
Advisor to President Trump: Apple’s sales should pick up when U.S.-China strike trade deal
The U.S.-China trade skirmish is having an impact on earnings and it’s not going to be just Apple…
Apple suppliers consider moving iPhone assembly out of China if U.S. import tariffs skyrocket
Apple Inc.’s suppliers will consider shifting iPhone production away from China should tariffs on U.S. imports skyrocket…
Wall Street set for strong open on President Trump’s upbeat U.S.-China trade comments
U.S. stock futures jumped 0.9 percent on Wednesday, joining a global equities rally…
President Trump’s G20 bromance with China’s Xi means one thing: An epic Santa Claus rally for stocks
It’s time to charge that extra $5,000 holiday gift because the year-end for stocks could be pretty sweet…
Stock market set to jump at open on 90-day U.S.-China trade detente
U.S. stock index futures jumped on Monday…
Dow and S&P 500 rise on hopes of US-China trade deal
Stocks rose on Tuesday in choppy trading as investors hoped the U.S. and China will strike a deal on trade…
UBS: Apple could ‘ultimately mitigate’ President Trump’s proposed tariffs on iPhones, laptops
UBS says that new tariffs on consumer products like the iPhone wouldn’t hurt Apple too much…
Morgan Stanley: Apple investors shouldn’t worry too much about China
U.S.-China trade tensions continue to concern investors, along with questions about…
Apple chief Tim Cook steps up charm offensive in China
Tim Cook was all smiles at the Chaoyang Future School in Beijing on Wednesday, watching high school students…
David Rubenstein: US-China trade dispute is a ‘skirmish, not a war’
The U.S. and China will eventually be able to come to a trade deal…
The $200 billion reason it’s so important for Apple’s Tim Cook to not be on President Trump’s tech hit list
The stock market rallied to new records this week on the prospects of a U.S.-Mexico trade deal…
Cramer: Here’s why China won’t boycott Apple as part of its trade war with the US
CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Tuesday he’s not convinced China will boycott Apple as part of the trade war…
Apple could be used as a ‘bargaining chip’ in the trade war, Chinese state-run media warns
Apple has benefited from cheap labor and a strong supply chain in China and needs to share more…
Stocks higher on U.S. – China trade optimism
U.S. stocks edged higher Tuesday as technology stocks began to bounce back after a three-session downturn…
Apple comes under fire from state-run media in China
Apple Inc. has come under fire by Chinese state media, which claims the U.S. technology giant…
Why the US-China trade war may not have much impact on Apple
Apple stock fell 1.3% on July 11 as a result of the escalating US-China trade war…
What trade war? Markets shrug off US-China dueling tariffs
The Labor Department said that U.S. employers added 213,000 jobs in June…
President Trump’s trade initiatives rattle Silicon Valley
President Trump’s plan immediately drew a cautionary note from Apple, Amazon.com and Alphabet…
U.S. President Trump puts tech in trade war crosshairs with planned curb on China investment
President Donald Trump is preparing a series of efforts to limit China’s ability to invest in the U.S. tech sector…
What if China bans Apple to retaliate for U.S. sanctions against Huawei, ZTE?
During Apple’s most recent financial earnings call in February, CEO Tim Cook said that the U.S. company…
Apple CEO Cook hopes ‘calm heads’ prevail on U.S. – China trade
I’m cognizant that in both the U.S. and China, there have been cases where everyone hasn’t benefited, where the benefit hasn’t been balanced…
Why Apple can end up benefiting from the trade skirmish
Apple can end up as one of the biggest winners in the current rhetoric about tariffs between U.S. and its trading partners….
Apple CEO Tim Cook heads to China as President Trump orders 25 percent tariffs on up to $60 billion in Chinese imports
On Thursday, President Donald Trump signed an executive memorandum to impose tariffs on up to $60 billion in Chinese imports…
With President Trump’s tariffs, tech investors in Apple, other stocks are now in the crosshairs of trade war
Speaking on television last week, Trump’s Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross made an unusual statement…
Elon Musk sides with President Trump on trade with China
Tesla’s Elon Musk is complaining about China’s car tariffs to President Donald Trump…
Analyst: President Trump’s tariff impact on Apple would be just a ’rounding error’
A likely scenario might be input cost increases of between $20 million to $30 million, due to the use of steel and aluminum…
Apple and other tech firms caught in crossfire as U.S.-China trade war looms
As President Trump considers tariffs on Chinese imports…
Dow closes 336 points higher as trade-war worries ease
Stocks rose on Monday, erasing earlier losses, as worries about a potential trade war waned…
Apple Macs caught up in President Trump’s aluminum tariff plan
President Donald Trump says his proposed aluminum and steel tariffs are about putting America first…
Stocks rise to new highs on U.S. Senate deal to end brief federal government shutdown
President Donald Trump will sign the deal into law, ending a three-day shutdown…
Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq rocket to new all-time records
Economists say President Donald Trump has had generally positive effects on U.S. economic growth…
U.S. Fed, jobs data, and Apple earnings will keep stock-market investors busy
Investors face a fire hose of possible stock-market catalysts during another heavy week of earnings reports…
Investors bet Trump-fueled tech rally is far from over
Technology companies have been a driving force behind the U.S. stock market’s recent record rally…
Following President Trump’s address to Congress, Dow surges 300 points to blast past 21,000 for first time
Wall Street is giving President Trump’s first speech to Congress a standing ovation…
U.S. retailers wrap weakest year since 2009; Wal-mart to shutter 269 stores, 154 of them in the USA
Wal-Mart is closing 269 stores, more than half of them in the U.S…