World leaders have gathered this weekend for the G-8 summit. Here’s a portion of my recent interview with Ian Bremmer, president of the Eurasia Group and author of “Every Nation for Itself: Winners and Losers in a G-Zero World.”
Read more: G-8 or G-Zero? Why the West No Longer Sets the Global Agenda
The new JCPenney sounds so appealing on paper. Earlier this year, the retailer announced that “fake prices”—inflated big time to make markdowns seem more tempting—would disappear, to be replaced with a “fair and square” …
While America’s leading tech companies (again) top the annual list of popular employers for soon-to-be graduates, you may be surprised at three companies that rose from the grave of popular opinion in 2012.
Target started selling Amazon’s line of Kindle e-readers two years ago. Head over to Target.com now, though, and you’ll discover a wide assortment of e-readers, but not a single Amazon Kindle for sale. Kindles are being taken off …
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The New York Times is out with the latest installment of its iEconomy series, which focuses on Apple, the world’s most profitable company. The article details the elaborate — and legal — ways that Apple, and other tech …
Apple is building one of the most stunning financial runs in the history of corporate America, as Tuesday’s blowout showing affirmed. The company says it’s sold over 365 million digital devices over the last five years — 50 …
So much for those Apple jitters. The Cupertino, Calif. cash machine blew past Wall Street estimates Tuesday, reporting yet another monster quarter of financial results. The company’s stock soared nearly 7% after-hours, adding $1 …
A Seattle blogger who goes by the handle Rex won a small-claims lawsuit he filed against Apple after it reneged on a promise to fix his defective computer. This kind of man-bites-dog moment is rare, but in the wake of legislation …
The markets got back their mojo Tuesday, with the S&P 500 gaining 1.6%, the Nasdaq climbing 1.8%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average jumping 1.5%. Apple, the stock that broke the market’s back in recent days, rocketed 5.1% …
