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Why Apple -- cash-rich and debt-free -- is going to borrow money
Sally Herships Apr 24, 2013
An explanation to the puzzle of why Apple is borrowing funds, while also rewarding shareholders with higher dividends.
Apple moves to ease investor concerns with $60 billion stock buyback
Noel King Apr 24, 2013
Apple plans to spend $100 billion over the next two-and-a-half years to ease investor concerns over the company's shifting share prices.
Redefining the archi-TECH-ture of Silicon Valley
Queena Kim Apr 23, 2013
It's momument-building time in the land of tech. Apple and Google both have expansive new headquarters on the drawing board.
Apple's stock falls, down 40% since last fall
Scott Tong Apr 18, 2013
Today, the tech world today brings you hits from the 80s and 90s: Microsoft and IBM are expected to report healthy earnings today. But what is up with Apple? It’s stock fell again yesterday, and is down 40 percent since last fall.
Amazon nabs bigger share of music downloads (poll)
Amy Scott Apr 17, 2013
iTunes still dominates the music download arena, but Amazon is coming on, and other competitors are in the wings.
As Apple stock drops, Exxon back on top
Kai Ryssdal Apr 17, 2013
As AAPL hovers near $400, Exxon takes back the top spot as the most valuable publicly traded company on the planet.
Does Amazon favor customers at the expense of shareholders?
Nancy Marshall-Genzer Apr 12, 2013
Some Amazon critics say the company’s razor-thin quarterly profits -- if there are any at all -- are evidence that CEO Jeff Bezos is running the company like a “charity” for the benefit of customers at the expense of shareholders.
Big Data creates big industry for storing data
Stacey Vanek Smith Apr 4, 2013
Every purchase, online web search and even cellphone call generates data that companies hope to use to boost sales. But storing all that data is becoming a big expense, and it has spawned a multibillion-dollar industry.
Welcome to Walmart, would you deliver a package for us?
Nancy Marshall-Genzer Mar 29, 2013
Walmart is reportedly considering using customers at its brick-and-mortar stores to deliver packages to online customers.
Can we all just agree that SkyMall is now officially dead?
Shannon Mullen Mar 26, 2013
The Federal Aviation Administration could, by July, recommend new rules about stowing your iPad and Kindle during takeoff.
