Technology Report: Apple's Jobs takes 3rd medical leave, stock slumps

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	01/17/2011
Good afternoon Bit LATEST NEWS Apple's Jobs takes 3rd medical leave, stock slumps SAN FRANCISCO/LONDON (Reuters) - Apple Inc Chief Executive Steve Jobs is taking medical leave for the third time since 2004, sending its shares tumbling more than 8 percent as the surprise revived concerns over the long-term future of the iPhone- and iPad-maker. | Full Article Steve Jobs: Apple's magician January 17, 2011 02:10 PM ET LONDON (Reuters) - Steve Jobs has changed the course of personal computing during his two stints as chief executive of Apple, while his idiosyncratic style and the iconic iPod, iPhone, iPad and Mac have made him a household name. | Full Article Goldman to exclude U.S. from Facebook placement January 17, 2011 04:30 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs said it will limit its private placement of shares of social networking site Facebook to investors outside the United States, citing "intense media coverage," according to the investment bank. | Full Article Smartphones lift Apple and Samsung in quarterly phone bonanza January 17, 2011 05:35 AM ET HELSINKI/SEOUL (Reuters) - Hot smartphone models, the iPhone 4 and Samsung's Galaxy S, are forecast to have helped their makers race further ahead of rivals in the holiday sales season at the end of 2010. | Full Article Blackberry says will abide by Indonesia porn access ban January 17, 2011 07:55 AM ET JAKARTA (Reuters) - Research In Motion, makers of the popular Blackberry telephone and messaging system, said on Monday they would comply with an Indonesian government order to block access to porn sites from its devices. | Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Stock futures extend fall on Jobs announcement January 17, 2011 10:34 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - Stock index futures extended their fall on Monday, pulled lower by Apple Inc after the company's CEO Steve Jobs said the company's board had granted him leave to concentrate on his health. | Full Article China's Hu upbeat, resists U.S. pressure on yuan January 17, 2011 04:16 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chinese President Hu Jintao urged an end to a "zero sum" Cold War relationship with the United States and proposed new cooperation, but resisted U.S. arguments about why China should let its currency strengthen. | Full Article Top trade negotiators to meet on Doha next week January 17, 2011 01:59 PM ET BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Top negotiators from the world's largest trading powers will meet next week to push for a global trade accord, a signal that political momentum may be building for completion of the stalled talks. | Full Article Airbus sells 10,000th plane, beats Boeing in 2010 January 17, 2011 01:24 PM ET TOULOUSE, France (Reuters) - European planemaker Airbus celebrated a surprise win in the annual orders race against Boeing with the 10,000th plane sale in its 40-year history, part of a $5 billion order from Virgin America. | Full Article Fed's Plosser: Monetary policy has its limits January 17, 2011 11:27 AM ET WASHINGTON/SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Monetary policy cannot speed up labor market healing or prevent asset price bubbles, and counting on it to do so may do more harm than good, a top U.S. Federal Reserve official said. | Full Article US TOP NEWS Tucson shootings form backdrop to King Day celebration PM names unity government to quell Tunisia unrest Giffords doing well after weekend surgeries: doctors Haiti urged to arrest "Baby Doc" amid unrest fears Euro zone finance ministers discuss changes to rescue fund RELATED VIDEO Apple's Jobs takes medical leave Mobile phone does some heavy lifting Wikipedia turns 10, looks to future A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today. Your daily briefing on the latest tech developments from around the world from Reuters expert tech correspondents. Register Today. The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day.. Register Today. » MORE NEWSLETTERS ODDLY ENOUGH Full Article - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend