Media mogul Rupert Murdoch on Thursday criticized excessive financial regulation…
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Apple signs on to Obama’s ‘SupplierPay’ program
The Obama administration said Apple Inc., Coca-Cola Co. and about two dozen other companies…
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…
What Apple Retail Store can teach Obamacare health exchanges
The Affordable Care Act is a hefty 2,000 page law that is extraordinarily complex
Apple supplier Wintek says ‘orders in Q3 are very good’ as Taiwan July export orders rebound on U.S., China demand
Orders from Taiwan’s two biggest markets were both up…
Wall Street falls for fourth straight session ahead of expected fed policy shift
U.S. stocks lost ground on Monday, with each of the major indexes…
Amid flurry of disappointing economic data, Apple closes under $400 on supplier concerns
Stocks extended their losses for a second day Thursday…
If Apple breaks $419, the stock market will break
Apple is the most valuable and influential stock in global stock markets…
U.S. stocks end down after dismal jobs report
The total number of new jobs turned out to be the lowest in 10 months…
Steve Jobs’ Apple saved America, but now Tim Cook & Co. must adapt very quickly
There have been downsides to the rise of Apple…
Apple, Walmart, and the U.S. federal payroll tax hike
Together, Apple and Walmart represent the intense separation of American life…
Tech stocks falter on lackluster jobs data; Apple shares down
U.S. stocks firmed slightly on Friday after a key U.S. jobs report…
Global stocks surge over U.S. fiscal cliff deal
U.S. stock futures surged as part of a global rally for equities…
Apple down, stocks add to losses as ‘fiscal cliff’ looms; extremely weak U.S. holiday shopping reported
Stocks added to their gains to trade near session lows in thin trading Wednesday…
Stocks drop as U.S. Speaker Boehner drops ‘Plan B,’ fiscal cliff approaches
House Speaker John Boehner scrapped a plan to allow higher tax rates on annual income above $1 million…
Stocks end higher on fiscal cliff optimism
Speaker Boehner said he will push a budget ‘plan B’ measure that will include tax increases
Consumer sentiment index suffers biggest one-month drop since March 2011
A series of tax hikes and spending cuts, called the fiscal cliff, is due to hit next year…
U.S. stocks rise as Boehner, Obama fuel optimism on talks
Sales of new U.S. homes dropped 0.3 percent…
U.S. stocks fall over ‘fiscal cliff’ worries
U.S. stocks fell for a second day as concern about budget negotiations in Washington…
Obama discusses ‘fiscal cliff’ with Apple CEO Tim Cook, Warren Buffett, Jamie Dimon
President Barack Obama’s intensive lobbying to avert big year-end tax hikes…
U.S. stocks cut losses as lawmakers voice optimism following ‘fiscal cliff’ talks
Stocks erased their losses as lawmakers voiced optimism on avoiding…
Is Apple’s plummeting stock price the canary in the coal mine signaling another economic downturn?
Every financial era has its signature stock…
Euro zone falls into second recession since 2009
The debt crisis dragged the euro zone into its second recession since 2009…
U.S. wealthy dump assets amid ‘fiscal cliff’ worries
For many of the wealthy, 2012 is becoming a good year to sell…
U.S. stocks fall to lowest level since August; Apple extends plunge to 23 percent off all-time September high
U.S. stocks fell, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index toward its lowest level since August…
Apple, Facebook, Amazon expansion helping drive nascent rebound in U.S. office development
Apple’s blueprint for a new 175-acre campus in Cupertino, California, features a futuristic ring-shaped…
U.S. stocks drop on Apple slump as Europe ministers meet
U.S. stocks retreated after Apple Inc. paced a slump…
Apple’s iPhone 5 may buoy weak U.S. economy this fall
If the U.S. economy looks a little merrier this December, its Santa Claus will be Apple’s hot new iPhone 5…
U.S. stocks rise as German court clears way for ESM; hopes increase for more U.S. quantitative easing
U.S. stocks rose, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index…
JPMorgan’s chief U.S. economist says Apple iPhone 5 could add half point to U.S. GDP
Most folks expect the next-generation iPhone Apple is launching this week…
Barlett & Steele: Apple represents the worst of American business, not the best
Next Wednesday, Apple is slated to unveil the iPhone 5…
Why Obama chose to use Steve Jobs over Google founders in DNC speech
During his speech last night President Obama made an unplanned reference to Steve Jobs
Apple: As good as it gets, so why is AAPL stock going down?
Waaah! Why isn’t my Apple (AAPL) stock at $1,000?
Apple a bigger global power and more important than most nations
For the past four years, as the U.S. economy has stumbled, Apple has soared…
Apple can afford to make iPhone in U.S., say researchers
In recent years, Apple’s success has prompted scrutiny of everything…
Stocks gain amid signals that U.S. economy is stalling
Before the opening bell, data showed U.S. home construction fell 5.8% in March…
Early rally in U.S. stocks fades as Nasdaq drops sharply
Increasing concerns about the euro-zone debt crisis and weaker-than-expected U.S. economic data…
Global shares fall on sluggish U.S. jobs
Friday’s data showed U.S. payrolls grew by 120,000 in March, far below the expected…
Economists weigh in on Apple’s U.S. job creation claims
Apple has made its first attempt to quantify how many American jobs…
Apple’s real market value: How many U.S. jobs it creates
The death of Steve Jobs was followed by an avalanche of superlatives…
