Apple shares fall after Jobs to take leave

Wed Jan 14, 2009 5:12pm EST
 
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of Apple slid 9.8 percent to $77 in extended trade on Wednesday, their lowest level since December 2006, after Chief Executive Steve Jobs said he will take a medical leave of absence until the end of June due to health problems.

(Reporting by Leah Schnurr)

 

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