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They actually had to halt trading; they couldn't hold it til the bell, for some reason.

you can see the after hours trading. 6pts already

edit: 7pts * 889M shares, what is a man worth?

The news was released after the bell. It was halted in after-hours trading. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=434426

I don't do any trading (and therefore don't own shares in Apple), but I wonder if people who have recently shorted AAPL are happy Steve Jobs is having medical problems? (Please don't downmod me because of the morbid behavior of others.)

Where is Porsche when you need them?

Outcome-oriented individuals don't do well in the trading business. It's the processes that count.

It's not "clever" to hold the news till after the bell. It's done that way to avoid causing damage to high-frequency traders such as arbitrageurs and market-makers who, by providing liquidity, are good for a stock. Earnings are also usually announced at 4:10 for the same reason.