Apple shares fall on false report of Steve Jobs' death
Saturday, October 4, 2008 - 02:07
in Mathematics & Economics
In an online report, an anonymous person using the pseudonym Johntw claims the CEO was rushed to the hospital. The SEC is investigating the report. Apple Inc. investors experienced palpitations Friday after an apparently false report that Chief Executive Steve Jobs had had a heart attack sent shares down 9% in a matter of minutes.