When Steve Jobs sneezes, Apple Inc. investors catch a cold.

http://edition.cnn.com/2...medical.apple.products/

The gentleman recently announced that he'll be on sick leave and the share-price has reacted accordingly. You'll be forgiven for thinking he does the engineering himself.

In Pre-Market trading Apple Inc. stock (NASDAQ: AAPL) is already DOWN 4.77%...this is probably a "smart" trader though.... expect a nice pop towards the close of the session.

NASDAQ opens in 25 mins and it should be interesting to watch how this goes.

AAPL releases first quarter results in a few hours.

http://www.apple.com/pr/.../01/14alert_results.html