Getty Images An Apple 1 computer BERLIN — An auctioneer says one of Apple's first computers — a functioning 1976 model — has been sold for a record 516,000 euros ($668,000). German auction house Breker said Saturday an Asian client, who asked not to be named, bought the so-called Apple...

Some parts of the Apple universe are behind the pace when compared to some of its rivals.

Stocks have soared since 2009 because the Fed's quantitative easing has - intentionally - pumped them up. They've also skyrocketed because the Fed and other central banks are directly buying stocks. NBC News reports on a third major reason that stocks took off ... corporate buybacks: It's the narcissist rally.   *** You may want to spare a thought, and ...

It was a good week for leaders of two major American companies. But it brought frowns from some corporate-governance watchers.    

Following up on the many emails, but not so many actual site comments from yesterday's post "Deadbeat Carrier Creative Destruction In The Ongoing Mobile Computing Wars" I bring you hard evidence that there's about to be a massive disruption in the telecomm space. We're not just talking Google Fiber here. The smallest, most upstart of carriers has broken the holy grail and ...