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wizard69 said: Now if we could get Apple to focus a bit on production in the USA. The numbers here would be even more astounding. No need to produce here until robotics take over manufacturing
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crowley said: tallest skil said: statements Clearly bullshit, honey, a transparent attempt to rewrite a stupid statement since that's not what Trump said at all. Trump didn't mention the FBI, and even if he did, it's irrelevant. W…
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tallest skil said: crowley said:How is that not encouraging a foreign entity to engage in espionage? If you’re unable to parse the context and content of two sentences, the statements which explain to children exactly what was said ha…
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williamh said: I agree with a lot of what you all are saying, particularly with regard to the corruption going on. But we ought to support his effort to engage in the debate before some national security or terror incident that involves encr…
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crowley said: Oh great, you're back. Isn't dissent something that enriches our discussions? We need Sog and you (maybe not Gwydion though)
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jackeebleu said: tallest skil said: If he didn't, wouldn't that hurt his brand's image? Be careful, your racism is showing You gotta be kidding. You don't think Dr. Dre built his fame on gang life in Compton? It's just what i…
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God damn it! I tried to follow WS's pump and dump pattern and sold a portion of my shares last week. That sucks
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mjhnl said: evilution said: Nice idea but stats show that Apple are getting more people coming from Android than people leaving for Android. So how come androids market share is growing while iOS is down? Don't tell me that they a…
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Here's hoping this brings Apple back to 'growth' I the near future so the pump and dump cycle of Wall St. at least gets slowed down
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cnocbui said: Brazillian judge with little to no understanding of physics or cryptography, orders Facebook executive to jump over the moon, generously allowing a 10m runup. Orders daily fine of $1 M for each day of non-compliance. What i…
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crowley said: latifbp said: I meant that Apple either buys or creates bonds to sell, however that whole bond thing works. They don't buy them, they create them and sell them. They'll have to "buy" them back at some point to retir…
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crowley said: latifbp said: I thought that's what Apple buys bonds for. They qualify for low percentage loans per their net worth, sell the bonds to raise the money to spend on buybacks and dividends. In this way they don't have to m…
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crowley said: latifbp said: I would question that conclusion. They are not diverting offshore as much as they are required to create shell companies in order to expand operations across borders. To operate in Europe they need to set …
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crowley said: latifbp said: Isn't that just being played out currently in bonds, which benefit both the U.S. and Europe? A mixture of long and short term securities and direct investments. They aren't constrained by geography tho…
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crowley said: latifbp said: With Obama making proposals, and House Ways and Means committee chair making proposals, Elizabeth Warren talking about it, it being part of a very popular presidential candidates platform (after a contenti…
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crowley said: latifbp said: It was a large part of Bernie Sander's platform. Ok, true enough. But he's no longer a presidential candidate, he's one senator, and he hasn't introduced a bill to do this. You implied it was a likelih…
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crowley said: latifbp said: There is plenty of pressure here for Apple and all the other companies to repatriate. Not repatriating will not be an option in the future, either due to Congressional action or because Apple needs that capi…
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crowley said: latifbp said: Changing goal posts? It's a complex issue and multifaceted. I not meaning to change it, but there are many problems. If Apple pays the 12.5% then it will also need to repatriate that money to the U.S. at s…
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crowley said: latifbp said: Yes? I think You're confused again, as the quoted text is pretty clear that any antitrust case against Apple is accusing them of being anti-competitive. My point in your screenshot was that your lan…
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crowley said: latifbp said: There it is in black and white. Anti-trust, right in the article. And Vestager is the anti-trust investigator. You said that this was not about anti-trust and had nothing to do with it in our last debate. …