With the US Stock Exchange closed for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day observance, the overseas exchanges will be the venue for reaction and reflection on the announcement this morning of Steve Jobs' medical leave.
Some analyst predictions have forecast Apple's stock to reach the $450-500 level, but that may need to be reconsidered in light of the news today. Apple's most recent stock price was $348.48. Apple shares fell more than 6 percent in German trading today, according to a CNBC tweet (most US financial networks are dark for the holiday, although the gang at Fox Business News are live all day; our own Vi