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Are we getting bored with phone upgrades?

by Jed Kim
Sep 7, 2016
Apple's iPhone 7 is being released. Will its new features receive a mighty "meh"?
New models of the iPhone 6s are seen displayed during an Apple media event in San Francisco, California last September.
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Apple to bring profits back: what's the tax bill?

by Adam Allington
Sep 1, 2016
The corporate tax rate is 35 percent - but some doubt Apple will pay that.
EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager talks as she gives a press conference to order Apple to pay 13 billion euros in back taxes, in Brussels on August 30, 2016. The European Union on August 30, 2016, ordered Apple to pay a record 13 billion euros in back taxes in Ireland, saying deals allowing the US tech giant to pay almost no tax were illegal.   
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EU responds to criticisms over Apple tax ruling

by David Brancaccio
Aug 31, 2016
Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager says no one is picking on U.S. companies.
The EU has ordered Apple to pay the Irish government $14.5 billion in back taxes.
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What could you buy with Apple's $14.5 billion in back taxes?

by Kai Ryssdal
Aug 30, 2016
A lot of beer, for one thing.
Pints of Guinness beer at the Guinness brewery on April 16, 2006 in Dublin, Ireland.
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EU orders Apple to pay billions of dollars in back taxes

by Kai Ryssdal
Aug 30, 2016
Apple got a massive bill for back taxes on Tuesday. The European Commission ordered the tech giant to pay back over $14 billion to Ireland, where Apple has its European headquarters. Apple, and the U.S. government, reacted angrily to the demand. The U.S. Department of Treasury has already accused EU officials of unfairly targeting large […]
People walk past a computer shop selling Apple products in Cork city centre, southern Ireland.
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Why the US is on Apple's side in EU decision

by Reema Khrais
Aug 30, 2016
The US says the European Union is unfairly targeting American businesses.
The European Union has ordered Apple to pay billions to the Irish government.
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Amazon to launch music streaming service

by Reema Khrais
Aug 29, 2016
Amazon is reportedly joining the likes of Spotify and Apple Music.
Amazon is gearing up to join the music streaming business.
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Talking shop about the repair shop

by Stephanie Hughes and Ben Johnson
Aug 23, 2016
An iconic New York computer repair shop is closing its doors and auctioning off its vintage computers.
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Final Note

Apple is coming for your tiny guns

by Marketplace Staff
Aug 2, 2016
iOS 10 will add more diversity and replace the revolver emoji with a squirt gun.
Apple CEO Tim Cook and the new water gun emoji.
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Apple’s earnings were a mixed bag

by Lewis Wallace
Jul 27, 2016
Low expectations meant stocks soared despite middling numbers.
Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks about the Apple Watch during an Apple event back in March at the company's headquarters.
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