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While many U.S. senators are very wealthy, these lawmakers would certainly miss their $174,000-per-year paychecks if a Republican measure passes.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), said its year-old commitment to improving conditions for workers at Chinese contract manufacturers has seen results.

The two-day plunge in shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), the most valuable technology company, has cost it the title of world’s most valuable company.

The practice of configuring a mobile phone to avoid specific carrier network restrictions known as “unlocking” will become illegal in the U.S. on Saturday.

Nokia Oyj (NYSE:NOK), the one-time king of the smartphone market, has finally returned to profit, the company reported.

U.S. stock index futures point to a higher open Friday ahead of the Census Bureau's new home sales data. Asian Markets traded in the red, while European shares traded higher.

From Barclays to Goldman Sachs, check out our slideshow to see what the biggest players on Wall Street had to say about Apple’s disappointing Q1 2013 earnings report.

Computers were perceived as cold and impersonal machines until Steve Jobs introduced the first Macintosh on Jan. 24, 1984.

Shares of Apple fell as much as 12.4% in Thursday trading, erasing more than $50 billion in its market value.

Amazon.com Inc. said it has acquired Polish voice-recognition specialist Ivona Software to improve its Kindle Fire tablets.

Netflix, Chesapeake Energy Corp, Nokia, Rio Tinto, Mellanox Technologies, Apple Inc, Cirrus Logic, Allegheny Technologies and SanDisk Corp. are among the companies whose shares are moving in the pre-market trading Thursday.

U.S. stock index futures pointed to a lower open Thursday ahead of the Labor Department's weekly jobless claims data.

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) reported second-quarter earnings that beat estimates due to solid demand for new products including iPhone 5.

Why would Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) invest in a buyout of Dell (NASDAQ:DELL)? Better return plus customer support.

The world’s biggest semiconductor buyer in 2012 was Samsung Electronics (KRX:005930), which bypassed Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Gartner said.

Apple is planning two iPhone models for this year, both of them featuring a 4-inch screen and in-cell touch technology.

Etsy has acquired the creators of Mixel, an iOS application that allows users to make photo collages, as part of a renewed effort to spruce up its mobile presence.

Apple's next-generation iPhone, likely called the "iPhone 5S" or "iPhone 6," is said to feature an embedded fingerprint sensor in the "home" button for enhanced security.

A new report from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech claims that Windows Phones outsold BlackBerry units across Europe during the 12 weeks leading up to Christmas in 2012.

Over the past couple of weeks, concept videos concerning potential iOS 7 features have begun to surface online.

A late shipment of Windows 8, the decline in global PC sales and ho-hum demand for its Surface tablets is expected to weigh on results.

Now home in California, Sophie Schmidt published some notes on North Korea under a headline, “It might not get weirder than this.”

A strict new policy limiting toilet time at a factory led to a hostage situation in Shanghai.

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ), the No. 2 carrier, as expected, reported that its fourth-quarter loss doubled due to charges for Superstorm Sandy.

Google, the No. 1 search engine, is expected to report that its earnings and revenue juggernaut kept rolling through the fourth quarter.

The acclaimed iPhone 5 and iPad 4, iPad Mini and iPods have sold well globally: Will revenue from those products produce record 1Q earnings?

Apple could release a larger iPhone version, dubbed iPhone Math, alongside the long-rumored iPhone 5S in June, with a much bigger 4.8-inch screen.

Al Gore may have just made close to $100 million from the sale of the Current TV network, but it appears the former U.S. vice president is not done pocketing the big bucks quite yet. Gore this week bought roughly $29 million worth of Apple Inc. stock for pennies on the dollar, making him even richer than ever.

Outsourcing jobs to Asia is common for companies. A U.S. software developer just got caught doing it for himself. The problem? It isn't legal.