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Apple Inc has been accused of shifting its profits in Australia worth $8.9 billion to avoid paying the correct amount of tax. According to an investigation conducted by the Australian Financial Review, Apple has directed its earnings in Australia to Ireland in the past 10 years.Taxpayers Australia has called for a crackdown on international companies that engage in tax avoidance practices by using offshore havens. According to the Australian tax payers group, Mark Chapman, the recent allegations...

Apple Inc. will reportedly open its first store in the Melbourne Central Business District

Cat cafés are making the headlines for 2014. In Spain, London, California, Oakland and even in Los Angeles, cat cafés are becoming a famous enterprise.

Paul Leroux at QNX confirmed that Apple Inc.’s CarPlay runs on BlackBerry’s QNX

Most of the world's billionaires get only richer by the day. The only thing that changes is often their ranking on the rich list compiled by publications like Fortune and BRW.

Apple Inc shares are expected to be bullish following the latest IDC smartphone forecasts. In the recently concluded Apple annual shareholders meeting, CEO Tim Cook revealed that the company has sold more than $1 billion worth of Apple TV set-top boxes in 2013.

A recent research from Gartner showed that iPad fumbled in Worldwide Tablet Sales

Apple Inc. is wasting untold amounts of shareholder’s money—Justin Danhof (NCPPR)

Apple Inc shares gained 1.4 per cent to close at $524.47, making its total gain based on month-to-date figures to 4.8 per cent. According to analysts, they are optimistic about Apple Inc shares before the closing bell on the last day of February which will also mark the day Apple is set to hold its annual shareholder meeting.

Fortune has once again listed Apple Inc. as number 1 World’s Most Admired Company

Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) is losing institutional investors, and it's the only company that is currently in a 5-year-low based on stock ownership figures by banks, mutual funds, hedge funds and other major financial institutions.

Known as the "Willy Wonka of Weed," Tripp Keber is one of Colorado's biggest marijuana business and the man behind Dixie Elixirs & Edibles, the nation's largest medical-marijuana products companies.

A bad week for Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) as its dipping continues with analysts saying the stock now a poor investment

It was another turbulent six months for Australian flag carrier Qantas which reported on Thursday a half-year loss of $252 million. The embattled airline also confirmed rumours that it would cut 5,000 jobs over the next three years.

Coffee and doughnut shop Tim Hortons is determined to win the coffee war in Canada and the U.S. by an aggressive expansion progamme it announced on Tuesday.

Hedge fund manager J.C. Parets of Eagle Bay Capital compares Apple Inc. (AAPL) stock performance with BlackBerry Ltd (BBRY)

A few months ago, BlackBerry's board changed its mind and said the embattled Canadian company would no longer be sold. However, this week, BlackBerry CEO John Chen that for $19 billion, he would be willing to sell the company to any corporate giant. He made the statement during an interview with CNBC at the MWC, obviously referring to the amount that Facebook shelled out for WhatsApp.

Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) stocks continue to stay within the $490 and $550 range with analysts saying the company may not be doing so well since the last time it announced its earnings report. Several analysts have predicted that Apple shares will continue to move within a certain range. OCBC Investment Research analysts said that Apple Inc stocks could decline as low as $490 and will not go beyond $550 in for some time in the foreseeable future.

After shaking up Apple's stocks, billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn has shifted his attention to eBay. He released on Tuesday an open shareholder letter to the popular ecommerce site, hitting its corporate governance and pushing that it separate from PayPal.

The Australian federal government would provide embattled flag carrier Qantas with a debt guarantee. It would be part of the Abbott government's plan to permit larger foreign ownership of Qantas to have access to international capital and compete with Virgin Australia.

Is the result of the 2014 Superbrands study an indicator of the continuous decline of the Apple brand? If the Cupertino-based tech giant's place on the roster is the basis, it would appear so, at least among the stiff upper-lipped Brits, because Apple tumbled down to14th place from 2nd. To make it worse, toilet paper maker Andrex is ranked higher than the manufacturer of the iconic iPhone and iPad at 12th place.

Apple Inc. SSL/TLS Bug could be what U.S. intelligence agents were boasting about

The buzz is strong in Qantas halls that the financially troubled Australian air carrier could axe up to 3,000 jobs which will be revealed next week as the company seeks to reduce costs by $2 billion.

Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) remains a favourite stock among billionaires, according to Fortune which created a chart of top ten holdings by billionaire investors based on iBillionaire data. An iOS application, iBillionaire and Web site, iBilliionaire.me, has transformed into an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that offered investors a 30-stock portfolio chosen to mimic the investment strategies of 21 billionaires including George Soros, Warren Buffet and Carl Icahn.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock dips as analyst at Barclays gave downgraded rating on Apple stock

Origin Energy is waiting for the result of the federal government's review of Australia's 20 per cent renewable energy target launched on Monday. The anticipation is because of the potential impact of the policy on Origin's $900-million Stockyard Hill wind project.

Hampton Creek Foods Inc. raised $23 million in an effort to abolish eggs in food items.

Apple Inc's head of managers and acquisitions, Adrian Perica, has reportedly met with Tesla Motors founder and CEO Elon Musk at the company's headquarters in 2013. The meeting was rumoured to have taken place around the same time analysts suggested that the Cupertino tech giant should acquire Tesla, the maker of the Model S.

The rumoured Apple iOS 7.1 updates will come with a major overhaul to its Mobile Device Management; Google Translate with iOS 7 support will be free for 24 hours