Apple says several billion dollars set aside for US taxes
Apple's chief executive says the company has put aside "several billion dollars" to pay tax liabilities in the United States as it repatriates some of its huge overseas earnings.
View ArticleNew study suggests women do ask for pay rises but don't get them
New research from Cass Business School, the University of Warwick and the University of Wisconsin shows that women ask for wage rises just as often as men, but men are 25 per cent more likely to get a...
View ArticleApple announcements: iPhone 7, Mario game, new watch
At Apple's iPhone 7 unveiling in San Francisco on Wednesday, the tech powerhouse revealed a host of new and updated hardware and software, including a new type of headphone jack and souped-up camera....
View ArticleReview: Cutting the cord gets easier with Sling TV, DirecTV Now, other...
As tired as I am of paying my pay TV bill, I haven't yet been convinced to cut the cord.
View ArticleEU finance ministers line up behind tax ruling against Apple
EU finance ministers lined up Saturday behind an EU Commission ruling that technology giant Apple owes billions of euros because it didn't pay the proper tax in the European Union for more than a decade.
View ArticleCEOs are compensated, valued more by conservative (vs liberal) boards
Recent studies have examined the ways in which CEOs' political ideologies influence their firms' strategies, but new, first-of-its-kind research from the University of Notre Dame shows that corporate...
View ArticleReview: Consumers lose as FCC retreats on set-top box proposal
Under fire from Hollywood and Big Cable, Tom Wheeler, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, lost his nerve.
View ArticleSierra update arrives on Macs: Four things to look for
The latest software update for Mac computers, MacOS Sierra, brings iPhone services to Apple laptops and desktops and further breaks down walls between devices. It also borrows an iPad feature for...
View ArticleCheaper phones are fineāif top-end camera isn't a must
You can easily save hundreds of dollars on an Android phoneāespecially if you, like many people, don't need a top-end camera.
View ArticleApple Pay expands to charities, Samsung Pay to offer rewards
Apple is making it easier for people to give to charities by expanding its Apple Pay payments service to nonprofits.
View ArticleApple turns (RED) for World AIDS Day
Apple is marking World AIDS Day by giving more than 400 of its stores a makeover in red.
View ArticleStudy finds people willing to pay more for new biofuels
When it comes to second generation biofuels, Washington State University research shows that consumers are willing to pay a premium of approximately 11 percent over conventional fuel.
View ArticleBusinesses more likely to pay ransomware than consumers, study says
IBM Security today announced results from a study finding 70 percent of businesses infected with ransomware have paid ransom to regain access to business data and systems. In comparison, over 50...
View ArticleReview: Price right, service not with DirecTV Now
If you're looking for a low-cost alternative to pricey pay TV service, you've a got new option from AT&T.
View ArticleMinorities, females serving on boards receive less compensation, less...
While minorities and females are represented on boards of directors of many major corporations in the U.S., they often have fewer leadership opportunities within those organizations. In a new study,...
View ArticleErasing the gender paradox in corporate America
U.S. business suffers from a gender paradox. Studies show companies with gender parity on boards and in the executive ranks outperform male-dominated ones. Yet, women represent only 9 percent of top...
View ArticleDon't fear your mobile wallet
Smartphones have replaced lots of other accessoriesācameras, flashlights, calculators. But many people are still reluctant to swap the wallets in their pockets for their digital counterparts.
View ArticleFemale pessimism about pay could sustain the gender pay gap
Efforts to end the gender pay gap could be thwarted by the tendency for women to be pessimistic about their earning potential, shows new research from the University's School of Management.
View ArticleReview: YouTube TV could use some more time in production
You've probably used YouTube to watch short clips from Hollywood films, instructional videos or goofy home-made movies. Now you can use it to watch something else: live and recorded cable programming.
View ArticleThe four factors that decide how we feel about income inequality
Sometimes it is hard to nail down exactly how we feel about disparities between incomes, but emotions certainly run higher after a financial crisis and a few years of austerity. We might be furious...
View ArticleApple's big wow moments: a voice speaker and augmented reality
Apple fans, don't fear. The iPhone maker has finally jumped into two of the hottest tech trends of the last two yearsāaugmented reality and voice-activated speakers, with a promise to dominate these...
View ArticleSay-on-pay laws increase company valuations, study finds
When shareholders have a say on executive pay, CEO salaries decline and company valuations rise, according to a University of Georgia study.
View ArticleWalmart tests app that lets shoppers skip checkout lines
Walmart is bringing back an app that lets shoppers skip the checkout line and pay for items themselves on their smartphones.
View ArticleWant more women in top positions? Provide them with more flexibility at work
The recent BBC report on the pay of its top earners laid bare the disparities between men and women's earnings. But it should come as no surprise. The gender pay gap has been stubbornly stagnant over...
View ArticleFour things to know about Apple's iOS 11 software update
Holding off on upgrading your trusty old iPhone? You won't need a spiffy iPhone 8 in order to get new maps, photos and other features with a free software update Apple began rolling out Tuesday.
View ArticleApple's Venmo rival launches in beta
Time for Venmo, Square Cash and PayPal to play defense?
View ArticleApple Pay, Bitcoin for holiday shopping? 'Cash or check' feels obsolete
Customers at Linda Files' Winter Park-based The Spice & Tea Exchange have some options: Golden Monkey Tea, 4 Peppercorn spice blend - and Apple Pay.
View ArticleCalifornia judge dismisses lawsuit over Google's pay to women, but it could...
A lawsuit by three female former Google employees claiming that the company paid women less than men has been dismissed, but may reappear in a different form.
View ArticleBig Media scrambles to meet challenge from Big Tech
America's media giants have seen this movie before: Big Tech enters an industry with piles of cash and new ways of doing business, devastating the competition.
View ArticleHow women in media won some pay equality in the 1970s, and why they're still...
BBC China editor Carrie Gracie resigned her position last week in an open letter protesting the BBC's "illegal" gender pay inequality and "the culture of secrecy that helps perpetuate it". The...
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