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...The commission said Apple told it: “iMessage does not constitute an important gateway in the union for business users to reach end users due to its small scale relative to other messaging services”....
...Separately, the commission will take a year to determine whether Apple’s iPad operating system should also be part of the list, despite receiving no official submission by Apple....
...The union proposal filed by Trillium Asset Management, which manages $5.3bn, asks Apple’s board to step up its oversight of how management has handled unionising campaigns, months after the first Apple unions...
...Apple remains the only large tech company that has not announced any job cuts or a cost-cutting programme, despite on Thursday reporting its first decline in quarterly revenues in three and a half years....
...Apple is also feeling the heat on the other side of the Atlantic....
...apps outside Apple’s own App Store — a sign some security-conscious customers are apprehensive about the risks....
...Unions have scored some notable wins over the past two years....
...It “provides a significantly better data point around management’s commitment to deliver cost savings over the next few years”, Erickson added....
...“Apple should be transparent in their uses of AI and their risk management processes.”...
...The European Union plans to hit Apple with a €500mn fine over music streaming, German companies make record investments in the US, and emerging market investors switch to ETFs that exclude China....
...“We were informed by our management in August that we must not bring any Apple products — be they cell phones or laptops — into office buildings,” one employee at the China National Nuclear Corporation told...
...They compared this to cider being described as made from apples, although the majority content is water....
...Jefferies recently released its annual “State of Our Union”, which is about hedge funds rather than politics (yeah we don’t get it either)....
...Grail’s existing work programme had not been delayed by the legal battle with Brussels or Icahn, Ofman said, adding that management remained confident in its business model....
...Apple, whose management isn’t protected by supervoting shares, came under intense pressure around a decade ago to stop hoarding cash....
...“Apple is working from a place of hubris in believing that it’s a desirable place to work and there’ll always be people who will want to work for Apple regardless of the conditions.”...
...Earnings season starts in earnest today, with big companies from Johnson & Johnson to Union Pacific reporting. We don’t expect many big surprises, other than perhaps some cautious guidance....
...Similar moves across the Atlantic would address accusations that Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google abuse their monopoly position to pump their own products ahead of rivals’ offerings....
...Earlier this year, Michael Moritz, a partner at venture fund Sequoia Capital, attacked proxy advisers for recommending against pay for Apple chief executive Tim Cook....
...The new company, later named Apollo Global Management, after the sun god, was led by Black and five other former Drexel executives....
...Apple Pay Later will be serviced through a wholly owned subsidiary, Apple Financing LLC. Lex assesses the risks. 2....
...“If you work for the richest company in history, you shouldn’t qualify for welfare,” argues Walmart’s leading union antagonist, the UFCW....
...The move comes days after the EU regulators suffered a major blow in Luxembourg, losing a landmark case that would have forced Apple pay back €14.3bn in taxes to Ireland....
...Delysium / KUROSEMI INC. ??? Orderly ??? Sui Token Warrant ???...
...The new entrants in Tinseltown are private equity headliners Blackstone and Apollo Global Management, both known for their lean financial management and ability to avoid losses....
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