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U.S. tech firms like Apple and Amazon pose ‘huge’ tax challenge for France
An initiative to impose an ‘equalization tax’ for tech companies across the EU…
EU sues Ireland over $15.3 billion tax clawback from Apple
Ireland is being sued by the European Union authorities for failing to collect a year-old bill…
Apple pays Qualcomm $2 billion a year in patent fees and Cupertino has had enough
Cell phone manufacturers refer to it as ‘the Qualcomm tax,’ and the practice has been investigated by regulators…
Apple faces down Qualcomm, Ericsson over EU patent fees
The European Union is drawing up guidelines on how much patent holders should charge for their technologies…
EU ratchets up pressure on tech companies to curb ‘illegal content’
The European Commission on Thursday published new guidelines for online platforms to step up…
NTMA extends Apple multi-billion euro tax fund deadline
The National Treasury Management Agency has extended the deadline on a tender process…
Facebook plans to spend as much as Apple, up to $1 billion, on original shows in 2018
Facebook Inc. is loosening its purse strings in its drive to become a major hub for video…
Apple will help choose investment manager for $17.9 billion EU tax grab
Ireland and Apple Inc. will jointly choose investment managers for as much 15 billion euros…
Young people are leaving Facebook
This marks the first time eMarketer has ever predicted a decline in Facebook usage for any age group…
Ireland opposes EU’s 13 billion euro Apple tax grab, calls it unjustified
Ireland’s finance minister said the European Commission’s demand that Dublin retroactively collect…
Apple close to deal protecting Ireland in fight over EU tax grab
Ireland and Apple Inc. are close to a deal to protect the Irish government from any losses…
France and Germany plan tax crackdown on U.S. tech giants
France is working with Germany and other partners to plug loopholes that have allowed U.S. tech giants…
Ireland seeks custodian for Apple $15.2 billion in back taxes as collection nears
The Irish government is setting up a fund to manage the estimated 13 billion euros…
Apple has spent record $2.2 million lobbying Trump administration over past three months
Apple spent an all-time high $2.2 million lobbying Donald Trump’s federal government…
Should America’s tech giants be broken up? Apple, Amazon, Google, and Facebook may be contributing to the U.S. economy’s most persistent ailments
Google is as close to a monopoly as the Bell telephone system was in 1956…
President Trump on collision course with Brussels again as White House backs Apple in EU tax clawback case
U.S. President Trump has set the US on a collision course with Brussels yet again after the White House lodged a formal intervention…
European Union hits Google with record $2.73 billion fine for abusing internet search monopoly
The penalty is the biggest ever competition fine from the European Commission, doubling the previous record…
EU Commissioner Vestager: Ireland ‘taking too long’ to recover Apple tax
EU’s Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said that Irish authorities are ‘taking too long’ to get so-called unpaid taxes from Apple
How to delete your online existence, while saving your data
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Apple: European Commission made ‘fundamental errors,’ tried to ‘redesign Ireland’s corporate tax system’
Apple has alleged that the European Commission made ‘fundamental errors’ as it ruled last year…
EU’s hypocritical Margrethe Vestager going after Apple while backing Madeira tax avoidance scheme
This morning I heard an interesting radio report on the European Commission’s long-standing…
Irish calculation similar to EU on Apple tax estimate, says Irish finance minister
The European Commission’s estimate that Apple owes Ireland up to 13 billion euros ($14 billion) in a disputed tax…
Apple has missed the deadline to pay $13.9 billion to Ireland in illegal tax benefits
Apple has not fully paid the 13 billion euros ($13.9 billion) it owes to Ireland in illegal tax benefits…
Apple CEO Tim Cook dines with Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, senior advisor to President Trump
Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump were spotted eating last night at downtown hotspot Tosca with Apple’s CEO Tim Cook…
Why President-elect Trump is singing Apple CEO Tim Cook’s praises
Yahoo Finance’s Jen Rogers and Pras Subramanian discuss Donald Trump’s latest comments about Apple and Tim Cook…
Apple’s EU bill creeps up as analyst sees $1.6 billion interest
Apple Inc.’s bill for unpaid taxes in Ireland is creeping upwards, as authorities try to figure out…
Britain has world’s strongest economy after Brexit
Britain ended last year as the strongest of the world’s advanced economies with growth accelerating…
Apple CEO Cook accused of ‘disrespecting’ Ireland
Tim Cook, Apple chief executive, has been accused of being ‘disrespectful’ to Ireland after he turned down…
Apple CEO Cook declines invitation to discuss EU tax ruling with Irish parliament
Apple chief executive Tim Cook has declined an invitation to appear at the Oireachtas finance committee…
Ireland’s love affair with Apple triggers hate at home: Some Cork residents are souring on the tech giant
The Irish government’s unwavering protection of Apple has infuriated the very people who stand to gain the most…
Apple CFO Maestri: What the EC is doing here is a disgrace for European citizens, it should be ashamed’
Maestri accuses EU competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager of pursuing a political agenda…
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…
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…
