Workers at Apple’s unionized retail store in Maryland are asking for higher pay, additional time off, and changes including allowing customers to tip employees. Mark Gurman for Bloomberg News: The employees, represented by the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers, are conducting negotiations with Apple on Wednesday and Thursday. Their latest proposal calls for raises of as much as 10%, as well as major changes to the outlet’s vacation policy, bereavement leave and overtime. The store in Towson was the first Apple retail location in the US to unionize, and other efforts since then haven’t made much headway. Workers at a location in Oklahoma City agreed to unionize, though negotiations with Apple haven’t begun. Efforts in Atlanta and St.…

Apple, set to close out Big Tech earnings Thursday after the market closes, looks to extend Big Tech’s largely positive winning streak. Connor Smith for MarketWatch: Shares of Apple have soared nearly 31% in 2023, though the stock is up just 2.4% over the past 12 months. The S&P 500 is up 7.7% this year and down 3.9% in the past 12 months. So far, Big Tech earnings have been fairly positive. Reports from Microsoft, Alphabet, and Meta Platforms were mostly well received by Wall Street. Amazon.com ‘s results topped estimates but a weak outlook around the cloud sent shares falling. Apple investors are hoping the firm follows in Microsoft’s footsteps, and not Amazon’s. “With Big Tech showing impressive resiliency…

Ford CEO Jim Farley said that Ford has no plans to drop support for CarPlay due to its popularity with Ford customers. He made the comment in an interview with The Wall Street Journal's Joanna Stern. "70 percent of our Ford customers in the U.S. are Apple customers. Why would I go to an Apple customer and say good luck?" he said. Farley was commenting on car manufacturers that do not support ‌CarPlay‌, like Tesla and General Motors. Tesla has never added ‌CarPlay‌ support into its vehicles, and GM earlier this year announced plans to phase out support for both ‌CarPlay‌ and Android Auto starting in 2023. Ford CEO @jimfarley98 says he’s sticking with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto and…

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