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Apple's new iPod lineup, unveiled by Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs on his first public appearance since his liver transplant, disappoins investors as it didn't add as many new features as some analysts predicted, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday.

A frail-looking Steve Jobs stepped back into the spotlight for the first time in nearly a year on Wednesday, unveiling new and cheaper iPods for Apple Inc and drawing a standing ovation.

U.S. stocks closed higher for a fourth straight day on Wednesday, sending the Standard & Poor's 500 index to its best finish so far this year as industrial and technology companies gained from a weak dollar.

Steve Jobs made an appearance at Apple's highly anticipated 09/09/09 event today in San Francisco where several new announcements were made, including a new iPod and iPhone OS 3.1 which is now available and ready to download now for free.

U.S. stocks closed higher for a fourth straight day on Wednesday, sending the Standard & Poor's 500 index to its best finish so far this year as industrial and technology companies gained from a weak dollar.

U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday, led by gains in industrial and technology companies as a weak dollar encouraged investors to bet on equities.

Apple Inc Chief Executive Steve Jobs has shown up at a Wednesday media event and is set to make his first public appearance in half a year, CNBC reported.

Apple Inc Chief Executive Steve Jobs has shown up at a Wednesday media event and is set to make his first public appearance in half a year, CNBC reported.

A gaunt-looking Steve Jobs stepped back into the spotlight for the first time in more than half a year on Wednesday, unveiling new iPods for Apple Inc and drawing a standing ovation.

Apple Inc Chief Executive Steve Jobs bounced back into the public spotlight for the first time in over half a year on Wednesday, triggering a standing ovation and helping the company's shares gain nearly 1 percent.

Stocks extended three straight days of gains on Wednesday as favorable comments from Goldman Sachs lifted the industrial sector while rising crude prices boosted energy stocks.

Apple Inc Chief Executive Steve Jobs returned to the public spotlight for the first time in half a year on Wednesday, helping the company's shares gain nearly 1 percent.

U.S. stocks extended three straight days of gains on Wednesday as favorable comments from Goldman Sachs lifted the industrial sector while rising crude prices boosted energy stocks.

Apple Inc Chief Executive Steve Jobs returned to the public spotlight for the first time in half a year on Wednesday, helping the company's shares gain nearly 1 percent.

Apple will host an iPod and iTunes event in San Francisco on Wednesday which is slated to begin at 1 p.m. ET, or 10 a.m. PT, and there are some ways you may tune in though the company will not provide an official video stream during the event.

Just ahead of Apple's much anticipated 09/09/09 event later today, the company quietly dropped prices for its line of iPods.

The iPhone is making far more cash for Apple than the Street generally believes, according to Societe Generale analyst Vicent Rech.

Apple Inc's media extravaganza next week is being greeted with unusual calm, as it is uncertain if charismatic CEO Steve Jobs will appear and investors have nothing much to bet on apart from new iPods with cameras.

Sony's Walkman digital music player outsold the Apple iPod in Japan last week - the first that has happened in more than four years, according to Bloomberg, citing data from Tokyo-based research firm BCN.

Apple confirmed Monday that its hosting a special, invitation-only event for September 9, 2009, confirming rumors that have circulated for the past couple of weeks.

Apple Inc said on Monday that it would host a media event next week, when the company is widely expected to unveil an updated line of iPod media players.