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We've spent $6 billion on broken iPhones -- why?
Shannon Mullen May 23, 2013
iPhone users have reportedly spent $6 billion since 2007 to repair or replace their damaged phones, and repair costs are only getting more expensive.
Welcome to the tax shelter island known as ... Manhattan
Stacey Vanek Smith May 22, 2013
Not all of Apple's untaxable billions are overseas. Some are held right here in the U.S., protected because the accounts are foreign owned. Welcome to the tax-shelter island otherwise known as Manhattan.
Senator Carl Levin and Tim Cook clash in tax haven hearing
Kai Ryssdal May 23, 2013
Senator Carl Levin says big companies are abusing tax loopholes. Apple's Tim Cook says they uphold the spirit of the law.
How much would Apple's overseas cash help the U.S. economy?
Mark Garrison May 21, 2013
Apple’s $100 billion in overseas cash is just part of the nearly $2 trillion in U.S. corporate funds that are beyond the reach of the IRS. What difference could that money make if it was brought home?
Tim Cook goes to Washington
Gigi Douban May 21, 2013
Apple CEO Tim Cook tries to answer the $1.7 trillion question: How does the U.S. get corporations to repatriate their overseas profits?
Department stores confront slow economy and online sales
Stan Alcorn May 15, 2013
It's a big week for department-store earnings. How are they faring in the stutter-step economic recovery?
What Foxconn profits can tell us about Apple
Ben Johnson Apr 29, 2013
Apple and Samsung both reported quarterly earnings last week. Today we hear from the company that makes many of the gadgets they sell -- Taiwanese tech giant Hon Hai, or as we know it, Foxconn.
Want to run Windows on your laptop? There's a MacBook Pro for that
Will Oremus Apr 29, 2013
A new report highlights a particularly awkward bit of news for Microsoft's Windows and the computers that run it: MacBook Pro is the best Windows PC.
The sound of music: iTunes store turns 10
Queena Kim Apr 26, 2013
In just a decade, Apple's music-buying service has redefined the music industry and the way we listen.
Earnings are up, but hold your applause
Allan Sloan Apr 25, 2013
So far, the companies have told us mostly good things this earnings season. But Allan Sloan, senior editor-at-large for Fortune magazine, isn't buying it. He says so-called "tax games" obscure business performance.
