“Steve Jobs, the charismatic chief executive of Apple Computer Inc. and Pixar Animation Studios, is back on the job after undergoing cancer surgery,” The Associated Press reports. “Jobs attended a news conference Thursday to unveil a new Apple store at a shopping mall near Palo Alto, marking his first public appearance since he underwent a successful operation on his pancreas in late July. The 49-year-old executive took a monthlong leave to recuperate and quietly returned to work full-time in September.”
“‘I’m back, I’m back,’ he said with a smile to reporters shortly after pulling open a black curtain to reveal the sleek new store,” AP reports. “The Apple co-founder appeared healthy, wearing his usual black mock turtleneck and jeans. He made some brief opening remarks – never mentioning his illness – and smiled a few times as he proudly walked along the gleaming white floor of the store.”
AP reports, “In trading Thursday, Apple shares closed up $5.23, or 13.2 percent, at $44.98 on the Nasdaq Stock Market. The surge came a day after the company reported fourth-quarter profits that more than doubled on strong sales of laptop computers and its popular iPod music players.”
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