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Apple CEO Tim Cook goes to Washington D.C. to meet with top Republican lawmakers

Wednesday, November 30, 2022 9:23 am9 Comments

Apple CEO Tim Cook is in Washington D.C. this week to meet with top Republican lawmakers as the company seeks to forge ties with…

Prompted by U.S. tax cuts, Apple and others dump bonds and create $300 billion market hole

Friday, August 31, 2018 2:49 pm16 Comments

As U.S. tax cuts prompt Apple Inc. and other tech companies to bring home their overseas cash hoards…

Pew Research survey: Majority of Americans believe social media platforms censor political views

Thursday, June 28, 2018 3:34 pmThursday, June 28, 201819 Comments

In the midst of an ongoing debate over the power of digital technology companies and the way they do business,…

Share buyback boom remains in overdrive after President Trump’s tax cuts

Tuesday, May 22, 2018 5:25 pmTuesday, May 22, 201817 Comments

The stock buyback boom continued apace with U.S. companies announcing $6.1 billion of buybacks a day…

Apple’s corporate debt holdings drop for first time since 2013

Friday, May 4, 2018 2:56 pmFriday, May 4, 20185 Comments

A whale in the corporate bond market is going on a diet…

Investors look to Apple’s cash, services as analysts fret over iPhone unit sales

Tuesday, May 1, 2018 1:30 pmTuesday, May 1, 20183 Comments

Apple Inc’s multi-hundred billion cash stockpile and stalling growth in services such as iCloud present…

Apple expected to issue less debt in 2018 now that President Trump has signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

Tuesday, January 16, 2018 4:55 pmTuesday, January 16, 201823 Comments

We expect IG tech issuance to be down year-over-year for the first time in about eight years…

Why would any shareholder complain about Apple using repatriated funds for buybacks?

Wednesday, January 10, 2018 4:45 pmWednesday, January 10, 201833 Comments

Sure, many of the leaders from Silicon Valley won’t experience a massive tax break…

U.S. job-cut announcements hit lowest level since 1990

Thursday, January 4, 2018 10:11 am102 Comments

The passage of the tax bill has prompted unprecedented hiring plans for 2018…

China offers tax incentives to persuade U.S. companies like Apple to stay

Thursday, December 28, 2017 3:25 pmThursday, December 28, 20179 Comments

In a bid to keep American businesses from taking their profits out of China following Washington’s overhaul of the United States tax code…

Apple expected to repatriate $214 billion to the U.S.; expect increased buybacks and dividends, not big acquisitions

Friday, December 22, 2017 5:35 pmFriday, December 22, 2017116 Comments

With the new tax structure we expect Apple will bring $214 billion back to the U.S…

How Apple will win (and lose) under President Trump’s tax cuts

Thursday, December 21, 2017 3:06 pm5 Comments

The Republican tax bill now awaiting President Trump’s signature has two major pieces of good news for Apple…

Apple notches big league win with U.S. Republican tax cuts, but faces snag with taxes on foreign patents

Thursday, December 21, 2017 10:28 amThursday, December 21, 201735 Comments

The U.S. Republican tax overhaul passed by Congress this week will allow Apple Inc. to bring back its $252.3 billion…

Congressional Republicans deliver epic overhaul of U.S. tax laws to President Donald Trump

Wednesday, December 20, 2017 2:25 pmWednesday, December 20, 201792 Comments

The House overcame a final hurdle by voting Wednesday to approve a sweeping overhaul of the nation’s tax code…

Republican-controlled U.S. Congress poised to approve biggest tax system overhaul in 30 years

Tuesday, December 19, 2017 1:44 pmTuesday, December 19, 201753 Comments

There is little standing in the way of the Republican party’s first major legislative triumph under President Donald Trump…

GOP tax cut plan sets 15.5% repatriation rate on offshore cash; 8% if invested in plants and equipment

Saturday, December 16, 2017 11:37 am79 Comments

The top tax rate that U.S. companies would pay on an estimated $3.1 trillion in earnings…

GOP eyes taking bigger bite from Apple, others holding cash overseas to seal President Trump’s tax cuts

Friday, December 15, 2017 9:55 amFriday, December 15, 20177 Comments

Republican tax negotiators, aiming to finalize their nearly $1.5 trillion in tax cuts on Friday…

Saddened Apple CEO Tim Cook offers prayers after nut job opens fire on Republican congressional baseball team

Wednesday, June 14, 2017 3:33 pmWednesday, June 14, 201796 Comments

The man suspected of opening fire on Republican members of the congressional baseball team early Wednesday…

Apple CEO Tim Cook dines with Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, senior advisor to President Trump

Friday, January 27, 2017 1:44 pmFriday, January 27, 201762 Comments

Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump were spotted eating last night at downtown hotspot Tosca with Apple’s CEO Tim Cook…

Apple and U.S. President-elect Trump: Can a tax cut for overseas cash heal wounds?

Thursday, November 10, 2016 2:16 pm19 Comments

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

Thursday, November 10, 2016 12:05 pmThursday, November 10, 201640 Comments

European stocks rose on Thursday following extraordinary gains in Asia and the United States…

Silicon Valley uncertain after Donald Trump wins U.S. presidency

Thursday, November 10, 2016 11:35 amThursday, November 10, 201621 Comments

Donald Trump’s election victory is seen as a blow to Silicon Valley, putting the presidency…

Apple CEO Cook emails employees, calls for unity after Donald Trump presidential win

Thursday, November 10, 2016 9:03 amThursday, November 10, 201636 Comments

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

Wednesday, November 9, 2016 5:40 pmWednesday, November 9, 201641 Comments

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

Wednesday, November 9, 2016 4:18 pm13 Comments

How might a Donald Trump presidency affect Silicon Valley?

Apple CEO Tim Cook smartly maintained ties to GOP ahead of Trump victory

Wednesday, November 9, 2016 2:25 pmWednesday, November 9, 201622 Comments

Donald Trump had some harsh words for Apple during the campaign, but what will his attitude be toward…

U.S. v. Apple – the looming trial of the century?

Friday, August 19, 2016 1:55 pmFriday, August 19, 201615 Comments

The US Federal Trade Commission launched an investigation into Apple…

Apple CEO Tim Cook to host Hillary Clinton fundraiser

Friday, July 29, 2016 3:01 pmFriday, July 29, 201694 Comments

Apple’s chief executive Tim Cook will host a fundraiser with Hillary Clinton next month…

Apple App Store rejects satirical Hillary Clinton game, despite offering dozens of anti-Trump games

Wednesday, July 27, 2016 12:00 pmWednesday, July 27, 201656 Comments

Apple has refused to publish a political satire game criticizing Hillary Clinton’s email deletion…

Apple’s App Store anti-competitive? Spotify and Elizabeth Warren think so

Friday, July 15, 2016 10:34 am21 Comments

Late last month, Apple streaming music rival Spotify accused Apple of anti-competitive behavior for rejecting…

Elizabeth Warren accuses Apple of monopolistic-like actions; Spotify concurs

Wednesday, June 29, 2016 10:08 pmWednesday, June 29, 201644 Comments

Following Nancy Pelosi’s ‘poor Tim’ comment earlier this week, Apple today is again the target of yet another politician…

Apple CEO Tim Cook has billions of reasons to raise money for the GOP

Wednesday, June 29, 2016 12:00 pmWednesday, June 29, 201626 Comments

Apple CEO Tim Cook’s fundraising breakfast for House Speaker Paul Ryan on Tuesday was the talk of Silicon Valley…

Apple’s politics may be hurting its brand

Wednesday, June 29, 2016 9:27 amWednesday, June 29, 201629 Comments

Apple has waded further into the political fray recently…

Nancy Pelosi blasts Apple CEO Tim Cook for hosting GOP fundraiser

Tuesday, June 28, 2016 1:25 pmTuesday, June 28, 201637 Comments

Tuesday’s fundraiser for House Republicans in Menlo Park being held by Apple CEO Tim Cook…

Apple CEO Cook to host Paul Ryan fundraiser as company tries to strengthen relationships with key Republicans

Monday, June 20, 2016 5:22 pmMonday, June 20, 201638 Comments

Apple CEO Tim Cook will host a fundraiser with House Speaker Paul Ryan next week as the iPhone maker tries to strengthen…

Google exec boosts GOP candidates, conservative groups’ data efforts

Monday, January 27, 2014 3:03 pmMonday, January 27, 201426 Comments

Google is working to diversify its political footprint…

Apple: U.S. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney becomes first politician to use iAd service

Sunday, June 10, 2012 2:16 pm69 Comments

Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney’s campaign s using Apple Inc.’s iAd mobile advertising service…

RNC Chairman Priebus credits Apple iPads, iPhones, and iPods in Wisconsin Governor Walker’s recall election victory

Wednesday, June 6, 2012 9:54 amWednesday, June 6, 201279 Comments

The GOP victory in Wisconsin’s gubernatorial recall election was an ‘absolute disaster for President Obama’ and…

Laurene Powell Jobs aligns against teachers unions; backs education reform, charter schools, vouchers

Saturday, May 26, 2012 10:06 amSaturday, May 26, 2012136 Comments

Contributions from investors, philanthropists and Silicon Valley executives, including Laurene Powell Jobs, widow of Apple founder Steve Jobs…

46% of Republicans believe tablets like Apple iPad will replace notebook computers

Tuesday, January 10, 2012 8:37 am90 Comments

Do you think electronic tablets, such as Apple’s iPad, will eventually take the place of laptop computers?…

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