Fed bets boost dollar, EU tax bill bites Apple

By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. interest rate rise expectations pushed the dollar up for a seventh time in eight days on Tuesday, while Wall Street dealers braced for a bruising session for Apple after it was hit by a record $14.5 billion European tax bill. The dollar hovered at a 2 1/2-week high against other top currencies ahead of U.S. trading as the overarching theme of interest rate moves helped Europe's banking and industrial stocks push the FTSEurofirst 300 higher. Fischer spoke aga