Nov 19 U.S. stocks slide as tech, internet companies sustain big losses By Marley Jay, Associated Press Apple, Microsoft and Amazon, the most valuable companies on the market, saw some of the worst losses Monday. Continue reading
Nov 12 U.S. stocks tumble, led by tech giants By Alex Veiga, Associated Press Technology stocks took some of the biggest losses Monday as the market came off a two-week winning streak. Continue reading
Oct 10 Watch 4:15 What’s behind Wednesday’s market selloff? A financial storm sent stocks plunging to their biggest losses in eight months. The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 831 points. The Nasdaq fell 316 percent. Amna Nawaz talks about what may have prompted the selloff with Hugh Johnson, Chief… Continue watching
Sep 04 Amazon becomes second company to top $1 trillion. What does that mean? By Gretchen Frazee Amazon’s stock price hit 2,049 per share late Tuesday morning, putting its valuation above $1 trillion, before dropping back down. Continue reading
Jan 16 Watch 6:50 Why shareholders are pushing Apple to study smartphone effects on kids By PBS News Hour Smartphones have changed the way kids live and interact, prompting growing concerns about the consequences. In January, two of Apple's big shareholders called on the maker of the iPhone to come up with ways for parents to restrict their kids'… Continue watching
Nov 06 Supreme Court rejects Samsung appeal of ruling that it copied Apple iPhone features By Associated Press In 2014, a jury awarded Apple $120 million in damages for Samsung's infringement of the patents. Continue reading
Sep 15 With FaceID, Apple’s iPhone X wades into Fifth Amendment gray area By Michael Boulter Could FaceID on Apple's iPhone X pose a conflict of self-incrimination? Legal experts weigh in. Continue reading
Sep 14 How tech giants have shredded our privacy and what we should do about it By Sam Lane NewsHour business and economics correspondent Paul Solman sat down recently with Franklin Foer to discuss Foer's new book, “World Without Mind: The Existential Threat of Big Tech.”… Continue reading
Dec 06 High court sides with Samsung in patent dispute with Apple By Sam Hananel, Associated Press WASHINGTON — A unanimous Supreme Court on Tuesday sided with smartphone maker Samsung in its high-profile patent dispute with Apple over design of the iPhone. Continue reading
Nov 11 Science and technology under a Trump presidency By Nsikan Akpan, Leigh Anne Tiffany Science, technology and health policy under Donald Trump will feature cuts, but also inescapable progress. Continue reading