Cook

• A empresa relatou US$ 111,2 bilhões em receita no primeiro relatório de resultados após o anúncio da saída iminente de Cook • A Apple superou amplamente as expectativas de Wall Street em seu primeiro relatório de resultados desde que anunciou que o CEO Tim Cook deixaria o cargo • Cook relatou o “melhor trimestre de março de todos os tempos” da Apple e “crescimento de dois dígitos em todos os segmentos geográficos”

Cook, who will assume the role of executive chair, will be succeeded by John Ternus as CEO on 1 SeptemberApple announced on Monday that it had named a replacement for Tim Cook as CEO, with head of hardware engineering John Ternus to succeed him. Cook will stay at the company in the role of executive chair.“It has been the greatest privilege of my life to be the CEO of Apple and to have been trusted to lead such an extraordinary company. I love Apple with all of my being,” Cook said in a press release. Continue reading...

Agreement comes after Wellington halted millions in aid to its former colony after Cook Islands formed strategic partnership with Beijing New Zealand and the Cook Islands have signed a defence and security declaration, ending a year-long diplomatic row that erupted after the Cook Islands struck strategic agreements with China.The Cook Islands was a dependent New Zealand colony from 1901-65 but has since operated as a self-governing nation in “free association” with New Zealand. Its roughly 17,000 citizens hold New Zealand citizenship. There are obligations between the two nations to regularly consult on matters of defence and security. Continue reading...