Breakingviews: Apple turnover

Jeff Goldfarb and Richard Beales discuss the European Commission's claim that Apple owes Ireland up to $14.5 bln in taxes – and why the company, Ireland and the U.S. Treasury disagree.

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Breakingviews: No seer at Sears

Once touted as a new Warren Buffett, Sears boss Eddie Lampert has spent the last decade trying to revive the flagging U.S. retailer. Richard Beales and Kevin Allison look at his record.

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Breakingviews: Interstellar venture capital

Rob Cox and Richard Beales teleport to a newly discovered Earth-like planet in Alpha Centauri and discuss how research backed by tech titan Yuri Milner could get us there.

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Breakingviews: Mylan's allergic reaction

The drugmaker is offering discounts on its EpiPen allergy treatment after lawmakers criticized the high price. Rob Cyran and Jeffrey Goldfarb analyze the company's response.

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Breakingviews: Chile's "luxury" woes

Antony Currie and Martin Langfield explain why the country's political-funding scandal, pension problems and an economic slowdown would feel like a vacation for Brazil's leaders.

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Breakingviews: Viacom's interim drama

The best reason to keep longtime exec Tom Dooley beyond September is to sell off the media company's assets to the highest bidders. Jen Saba and Rob Cox discuss.

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Breakingviews: Inter-generational strife

Kevin Allison and Richard Beales debate some of the realities – and myths – of the wealth gap between baby boomers and millennials, and what can be done to close it.

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