Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton greets supporters at the 37th Harkin Steak Fry in Indianola, Iowa September 14, 2014.

Hillary Clinton closer to presidential bid 2016

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, INDIANOLA - Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stoked speculation on Sunday that she was moving closer to announcing a bid for the White House in 2016 as she visited the early-voting state of Iowa to take part in the state's annual "steak fry," a gathering of Democratic activists that often attracts presidential hopefuls. After grilling steaks with her husband,...

Phil Schiller, Senior Vice President at Apple Inc., speaks about the iPhone 6 (left) and the iPhone 6 Plus during an Apple event at the Flint Center in Cupertino, California, September 9, 2014.

Apple payments service may boost sales of larger iPhones

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, CUPERTINO - The addition of a mobile payments service to Apple Inc's next iPhone could help to boost sales of the larger-screen phones and claw back market share lost to mobiles running on Google Inc's Android platform. Apple shares rose as much as 1.3 percent on Wednesday, a day after the launch of the iPhone 6 and the Apple...