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Shares of Apple rose only 2 percent to $416.59, in the first half hour of Friday trading, two hours after the iPhone 4S was first handed out to customers in the Eastern time zone.

Liberians queued peacefully in the rain on Tuesday for the West African state's second presidential election since its civil war, with incumbent Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf bidding for a second term.

Steve Jobs, in pain and too weak to climb stairs a few weeks before his death, wanted his children to understand why he wasn't always there for them, according to the author of his highly anticipated biography.

It’s probably fitting that on the day Steve Jobs died the company he co-founded was vying for the crown of most valuable with Exxon Mobil, the legacy of an earlier titan of commerce, John D. Rockefeller. In the early 20th century it was Rockefeller who had the vision to remake entire industries and help modernize the U.S. economy while creating vast fortunes in the process.

One day after former Apple CEO Steve Jobs passed away, Apple stock dropped slightly to $377.10.

Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, who changed the daily habits of millions by reinventing computing, music and mobile phones, died Wednesday at the age of 56.

Shares of Apple eased gently a day after Chairman Steve Jobs died.

Shares of Apple eased 1.64 percent in pre-market U.S. trading Thursday, hours after the death of Chairman Steve Jobs.

Now that Steve Jobs is dead, the company he created will serve as one of his greatest legacies. It employs 46,600 worldwide. Annual sales for the period ended Sept. 30 are expected to exceed $100 billion for the first time.

Apple Inc co-founder Steve Jobs died on Wednesday after a long battle with pancreatic cancer.

The force behind the iPod, iPhone and iPad not only created and then rescued Apple, building it into the most valuable tech company on the planet.

Steve Jobs, who transformed the worlds of personal computing, music and mobile phones, died on Wednesday at the age of 56 after a years-long battle with pancreatic cancer.

Apple Inc (AAPL.O) co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs, counted among the greatest American CEOs of his generation, died on Wednesday at the age of 56, after a years-long and highly public battle with cancer and other health issues.

U.S. explorer Anadarko Petroleum Corp has raised its estimate of the amount of natural gas it has discovered offshore Mozambique by two thirds, lifting hopes that East Africa could become a major gas exporter.

Libya's top oil body is pursuing international oil firms for bills worth around $6 billion that were left unpaid this year due to U.N. sanctions imposed in March, a source in the National Oil Corporation (NOC) told Reuters this week.

Starbucks announced Monday that it was teaming up with Opportunity Finance Network to launch Create Jobs for USA, which will pool donations for Starbucks customers, partners (employees) and concerned citizens into a nationwide fund for community business lending. This follows a trend that other companies, such as McDonald's, have taken to give back to the community while also boosting sales .

Apple's Oct. 4 iPhone event is not only watched by the technology community, but also by Apple itself as it is likely to break the tradition of Steve Jobs taking the center stage to unveil a new iPhone.

Gunmen boarded a ship supplying an Exxon Mobil oil platform offshore Nigeria on Friday, wounding one on board and abducting another, the local unit of the U.S. oil major said.

Stocks extended a recent rally and rose more than 2 percent on Tuesday on euro- zone officials' efforts to solidify the region's rescue fund in an attempt to alleviate the debt crisis.

Stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street, with futures for the S&P 500, Dow Jones futures and Nasdaq 100 futures down between 1.4 to 1.8 percent at 0923 GMT.

Shareholders are likely snapping up Apple stock in anticipation of the next generation of iPhone products – the iPhone 5, which many analysts say will receive unprecedented demand.