As U.S. tax cuts prompt Apple Inc. and other tech companies to bring home their overseas cash hoards…
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Apple’s corporate debt holdings drop for first time since 2013
A whale in the corporate bond market is going on a diet…
The Apple cash FAQ
To the nearest million, as of the end of September 2017, Apple’s cash and investments totaled $268,895,000,000….
Apple expected to issue less debt in 2018 now that President Trump has signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
We expect IG tech issuance to be down year-over-year for the first time in about eight years…
Apple to tap debt market with six-part bond deal that could raise $7 billion
Apple Inc. is once again tapping the corporate bond market with a six-part deal that could raise $7 billion…
Apple sells $5 billion of debt to finance buybacks and dividends
Apple Inc. sold bonds again to finance its current round of share buybacks and dividends…
Apple leads maple bond surge to decade high
Apple Inc.’s surprise foray into Canadian-dollar debt has pushed corporate issuance to a near-record…
Apple issues Canadian-dollar bond for first time – and sets new record
President Donald Trump has pledged to implement a lower one-time repatriation tax to encourage U.S. companies…
Apple preps first Canadian-dollar debt offering to reward shareholders
Apple Inc. is seeking to sell seven-year bonds in its first Canadian-dollar debt offering to fund stock buybacks, dividends…
Apple’s debt binge
A few years ago, the Steve Jobs era of Apple – during which it issued no debt – ended…
President Trump’s offshore tax plan may mean extra perk for Apple
Multinationals are in line for a windfall from President Donald Trump’s call to cut the tax rate on U.S. companies, but…
Apple preparing new euro bond sale to fund capital return program for shareholders
Apple is preparing a new bond sale in euros, according to a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission…
U.S. companies push Trump administration hard for lower tax rate on offshore profits
Major U.S. multinationals are pushing the Trump administration to deepen the tax break…
Apple issues $7 billion in corporate bonds
Apple has been using debt to pay shareholders while holding most of its $256 billion in cash overseas…
The fact that Apple has to issue bonds is a reminder of why urgent U.S. tax reform is needed
Why does the richest company in the world have to borrow money?
Apple: The status quo remains
Since we are still waiting for the Trump administration to come to terms on tax relief and repatriation…
Why Apple is investing $148 billion in corporate debt
That’s enough to buy all the assets in the world’s largest fixed-income mutual fund…
Apple raises $10 billion in debt ahead of President Trump’s repatriation tax plans
Apple has raised $10 billion in debt through a nine-part bond sale…
How would Apple even pay for a massive acquisition like Time Warner or Netflix?
As telecommunications giants continue scooping up content plays in an effort to take over more of the value chain…
U.S. v. Apple – the looming trial of the century?
The US Federal Trade Commission launched an investigation into Apple…
Apple’s App Store anti-competitive? Spotify and Elizabeth Warren think so
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
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
Apple CEO Tim Cook’s fundraising breakfast for House Speaker Paul Ryan on Tuesday was the talk of Silicon Valley…
Apple raises billions in debt market while some are left in cold
Apple Inc. sold $3.5 billion of bonds on Thursday just one month after issuing $12 billion of debt…
Ireland’s Sinn Fein party will pursue Apple if EU finds company owes back taxes
Sinn Fein may pursue Apple for the taxes it could owe Ireland should the European Commission find against the company and the government in an ongoing probe…
Will any U.S. presidential candidate give Silicon Valley what it wants most?
Apple Inc. Chief Executive Tim Cook is usually even-keeled when he is on stage or doing interviews…
How Apple’s massive debt-powered buybacks actually save the company money
I’m a big fan of Apple’s strategy of financing its massive share repurchase program with debt…
Cramer: Apple’s Tim Cook is ‘patriotic’ on taxes
CNBC’s Jim Cramer has a message for Tim Cook critics: He’s right on taxes…
Apple CEO Tim Cook is absolutely right – and wrong – on U.S. corporate tax policy
In the interview with Charlie Rose, Mr. Cook describes the U.S. tax system as being designed for the industrial age as opposed to the digital age…
Apple CEO calls corporate tax rap ‘total political crap’
This is a tax code that was made for the industrial age, not the digital age. It’s backwards. It’s awful for America. It should have been fixed many years ago…
If Apple announces its corporate U.S. exit, will we finally get the message?
Pfizer’s corporate U.S. exit should be a wake-up call to the American public…
Apple avoids $59.2 billion U.S. tax bill
The 500 largest American companies hold more than $2.1 trillion in accumulated profits offshore to avoid U.S. taxes…
Why investors should love Apple’s debt strategy
Apple, the richest company in the world, has continued borrowing increasing amounts of money from all over the world…
Apple plans record Kangaroo bond debut
Apple has released price guidance for its debut Kangaroo bond…
Apple preps first Kangaroo bond; likely to set Australian corporate bond record
Australia’s corporate bond market is poised for a big boost…
Apple’s samurai bond pushes debt to $45.5 billion
Apple’s addiction seems to have no bounds…
Apple set to issue $1.6 billion of yen-denominated bonds
Apple has been using proceeds from debt sales to fund payment of dividends…
U.S. companies now have $2.1 trillion overseas to avoid corporate taxes
“Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc., Google Inc. and five other tech firms now account for more than…
Apple’s continued debt offerings are good news for investors
Last week, Apple raised an additional $6.5 billion in capital…
Why Apple is selling bonds in Switzerland
Selling bonds in Switzerland allows Apple to…
Apple plans debut Swiss franc bond sale; looks to exploit Switzerland’s low interest rates
Apple Inc. is seeking to add to its recent run of blockbuster bond deals…
Jesse Jackson praises Apple’s inclusion of minority-owned banks in debt offering
“It’s a great breakthrough,” says Jackson…