[Swordmaker]

Apple Stock prices rebound after initial 6% sell off at opening drop due to Steve Jobs Medical leave report... now down only 1.74% (20 minute lag in reporting)—PING!

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[the invisib1e hand]

Well of course. Some imbecil beancounter or dealdoer is going to take over and ruin the company and everyone knows it.

All things must pass.

Godspeed, Mr. Jobs. You'll be an impossible act to follow.

[Keith in Iowa]

Apple reports record-breaking revenues and profits

http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_17128894?nclick_check=1

Apple posted a profit of $6 billion, or $6.43 a share — a 78 percent hike from the year-ago-quarter — on revenues of $26.7 billion during the first quarter, which ended Dec. 25. A year ago, Apple reported profits of $3.38 billion, or $3.67 a share, on revenue of $15.68 billion.

Wall Street analysts had anticipated earnings of $5.40 a share on revenue of $24.4 billion for the first quarter.

The highlights of the blockbuster quarter include: 4.13 million Macintosh computers sold, a 23 percent increase over the year-ago quarter; 16.24 million iPhones sold , a 86 percent jump; and 7.33 million iPads sold.