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    Apple Hit With a $14.5 Billion Tax Bill in Europe

    By Foo Yun Chee and Padraic Halpin, Reuters

    The European Commission ordered Apple Inc. to pay Ireland unpaid taxes of up to 13 billion euros ($14.5 billion) on Tuesday as it ruled the firm had received illegal state aid. Apple and Dublin said...

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    Are Apple's Glory Days Over?

    By Paayal Zaveri, CNBC

    Apple shares are a poor investment choice right now, according to Steve Grasso, director of institutional sales at Stuart Frankel. "I think it's going to underperform perpetually," Grasso said. Apple...

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    A New No.1: Alphabet Tops Apple as Most Valuable Company

    By David Gaffen, Reuters

    Alphabet Inc surpassed Apple Inc as the most valuable company in the United States in after-hours trading on Monday, knocking the iPhone maker from the top spot that it has held for the better part...

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    These Are the Hottest Brands in America

    By Janna Herron

    Tech and online companies once again dominated Brand Index’s list of the most buzz-making brands in 2015. Amazon, the No. 1 brand, has topped the list for two years running. SLIDESHOW: The Hottest...

  • Cheap Oil and Pricey Unicorns: The 20 Biggest Business Stories of 2015

    By Millie Dent

    From the Apple Watch to a new Star Wars movie to the demise of the Keystone Pipeline, 2015 has been another remarkable year for corporate America. There have been highs, like the five percent...

  • Robots May Breathe New Life into Art World

    By Jane Baird, Reuters

    As museums worldwide strive to draw in young people, Tate Britain could place itself at the cutting edge with a project for Internet viewers to drive robots around its galleries at weekends, shining...

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    How to Protect Your Cheese Bin from Hackers

    By Cnbc Staff, CNBC

    It's a hackers' world. They're tapping into every device you can think of and some that you can't think of, like … your refrigerator. That's right, the 'fridge. According to a report this week by...

  • How Technology Can (Still) Shake Up the Classroom

    By Anmar Frangoul, CNBC

    In classrooms around the world, the blackboard has already has its day and been replaced by the whiteboard. But this piece of teaching equipment may soon be on its way out as well – along with paper...

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    Newborn Tech Seat Draws Advocacy Anger

    By Daniel Lovering, Reuters

    An advocacy group called on toy maker Fisher-Price to stop selling a baby seat designed to hold an iPad at the front, saying the product encourages parents to leave infants alone to watch screens...

  • Apple Does It Again: Why I’ll Buy the New iPad Air

    By Jacqueline Leo

    When Ford invented the Model T, critics didn’t say, “What’s next for Ford?” as if creating a car for the masses was the first step in a long chain of transportation devices that would ultimately...