Economy | ANALYSIS
Households to take hit from tax hike
by Tomoko Otake
The consumption tax increase will hit every household in Japan hard, with many people’s financial future hanging on whether their wages rise enough to offset the hike's impact.
Tech | ANALYSIS Aug 24, 2013
Under Ballmer, Microsoft struggled to modernize
by Craig Timberg
In the 13 years that Steve Ballmer has led Microsoft, literature has climbed out of books, songs have freed themselves from CDs and computers have leapt off their desktops into our hands. An exhilarating new world of technology has emerged with little help from ...
Tech Aug 5, 2013
U.S. antitrust regulators start to rein in iTunes
The Department of Justice has launched a bid to more tightly regulate Apple’s wildly lucrative iTunes storefront, after the tech giant lost a price-fixing case. DOJ officials urged a court to order Apple to cut ties with publishers with which it was found guilty ...
Tech Jul 22, 2013
Apple shuts down developer site after hacking
Apple Inc.’s developer site has been unavailable for software engineers after a hacker tried to steal personal information, the company said Sunday. Apple took the website, used by programmers who write applications for iPhones, Macs and other products, offline on Thursday to fix the ...
Tech Jul 11, 2013
Apple's e-book 'conspiracy' said violated antitrust law
A U.S. judge ruled Wednesday that Apple conspired to raise e-book prices, handing the tech giant a bruising loss that could ripple throughout the industry and force companies to rethink how they meet consumer demand for digital products. For 160 pages, U.S. District Judge ...
National Jul 2, 2013
Apple seeks to trademark 'iWatch'
Apple Inc., the world’s most valuable technology company, is seeking to trademark “iWatch” in Japan as rival Samsung Electronics Co. readies its own wearable smartphone device. The maker of iPhones is seeking protection for the name, which is categorized as being for products including ...
Tech Jun 21, 2013
U.S. government wraps up Apple e-book antitrust trial
The Justice Department on Thursday concluded its antitrust trial against Apple over alleged price-fixing of digital books, with a federal prosecutor saying the creator of the iPhone and iPad engaged in an “old-fashioned, straightforward” conspiracy and Apple’s lead attorney warning that a ruling against ...
Tech | ANALYSIS Jun 6, 2013
Apple faces antitrust hurdle amid talk of 'iRadio'
by Craig Timberg
Reports that Apple is starting a new music-streaming service sent Pandora’s stock price tumbling Monday and sparked talk that the tech giant may be regaining its footing after several difficult months. But experts say there is at least one potential obstacle ahead for the ...
Tech Jun 6, 2013
Samsung wins U.S. import ban on older iPhones
Samsung won a round in its long-running patent battle with Apple on Tuesday when a U.S. trade panel banned the import and sale of some older models of the iPhone and iPad. The quasi-judicial International Trade Commission said it issued a “limited exclusion order” ...
Corporate Jun 5, 2013
Jobs' role focus of Apple e-book trial
by Cecilia Kang
Apple’s late founder, Steve Jobs, was a key figure Monday in the Justice Department’s suit against the Silicon Valley giant for allegedly leading an illegal scheme to raise the prices of e-books. But the focus on Jobs’ role in conversations and deals made three ...
Global-related Jun 4, 2013
Apple isn't the core of a taxing U.S. problem
by Harold Meyerson
There may be a better way to tax multinational corporations: tax them on their revenue in a country rather than on their profits.
World Jun 1, 2013
Tech elite's wealth sows divisions in San Francisco
by Rory Carroll
Every morning and every evening the fleet glides through the city, hundreds of white buses with tinted windows navigating San Francisco’s rush hour. From the pavement you can see your reflection in the windows, but you can’t see in. The buses have no markings ...
Global-related May 29, 2013
Dealing with tax avoidance of super-rich firms
by Robert B. Reich
In both the U.K. and the U.S., a disconnect exists between those who want to curtail tax havens for the wealthy and those who want low taxes to lure investors.