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New record for Apple stock
August 20th, 2014
The tech behemoth’s stock closed at the highest price in the company’s history — $100.53 a share — on Tuesday. Investors are salivating over demand for the next iPhone and cheering Apple’s newfound willingness to spend its cash horde. ...
Apple, Samsung Agree to End Patent Suits Outside U.S.
August 6th, 2014
Apple and Samsung Electronics are starting to wind down their global patent battle. The companies said in a joint statement today that they have agreed to drop all suits against each other in countries outside the U.S. Claims are ...
Apple updates MacBook Pro laptops and lowers price for older ones
July 29th, 2014
Apple Inc (AAPL.O) announced the updated MacBook Pro line of laptops with a high-resolution Retina display, faster processors and higher memory for a starting price of $1,299. The world’s largest technology company also lowered the price of its older ...
Apple’s $3 billion deal to buy Beats Electronics was given the green light
July 28th, 2014
Apple’s $3 billion deal to buy Beats Electronics, the company which makes headphones and offers music streaming services, was finally given the green light from the European Union’s antitrust authority. The 28-nation bloc’s executive Commission said Monday the transaction does not ...
U.S. Stocks Rise as Apple Rallies With Health-Care Shares
July 23rd, 2014
U.S. stocks roes, with the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index at an all-time high, as Apple Inc. results boosted technology companies and health-care shares rallied amid earnings. Apple surged to the highest since 2012 after signaling the long wait ...
Apple earnings boosted by strong iPhone sales
July 23rd, 2014
Apple has reported quarterly profits of $7.75bn (£4.5bn) – up 12% on the same period last year. The company sold 35.2 million iPhones from March to June, an increase of 13% from the same time in 2013. The company ...
Fund managers unconvinced by Apple rebound as firm readies results
July 22nd, 2014
Apple, once a can’t-miss stock, is finding it tough to persuade portfolio managers to come back into the fold. The company’s shares are up 17 percent for the year, nearly three times the performance of the benchmark Standard & ...
Apple should do more to tackle in-app purchases problem: EU
July 18th, 2014
Apple has provided no concrete and immediate solutions to tackle the problem of adults and children racking up credit card bills by making “in-app” purchases on tablets and mobile phones, the European Commission said on Friday. Following concerns raised ...
Apple appoints BlackRock founding partner to board
July 18th, 2014
Apple Inc said Susan Wagner, founding partner of BlackRock Inc, had been appointed to its board. The maker of iPhone said Bill Campbell, the board’s longest-serving member, would retire after 17 years of service. Campbell is chairman of Intuit ...
$100: Apple stock’s new magic number
July 17th, 2014
Apple (AAPL) lovers and investors are eagerly eyeing their iWatches to see if the company’s stock can finally overtake the $100 barrier. Shares of the gadget maker were initially up Wednesday on news of a partnership with International Business ...