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Stock index futures pointed to a flat open on Thursday as investors found little reason to buy after three days of gains on the S&P 500 and a weaker report on jobless claims.

Probably the only reason why Steve Jobs quit as CEO of the company he co-founded and made into a world leader is because the end of his life is near. His body is breaking down and, as usual, neither he nor Apple will discuss it.

A German judge said on Thursday an injunction sought by Apple banning the sale of Samsung's new Galaxy Tab tablet computers in Germany appeared valid because there were overarching similarities to Apple's iPad.

Most analysts seem rather unconcerned by Jobs departure, citing that Apple is a behemoth that is loaded with brilliant managers and boasts more stellar products in the pipeline.

Steve Jobs resigns from Apple, and now it's time to reflect back on what made the skinny college dropout one of the best innovators in the history of modern capitalism. News that Jobs resigned may be a surprise in timing, but everybody knew this was coming sooner rather than later. Jobs has been battling pancreatic cancer for years, and had a liver transplant two years ago, after all.

While Apple Inc. is tight-lipped towards its iPhone 5 release date, the smartphone is expected to face a good deal of competition from Android devices, particularly from HTC that has planned to introduce its biggest smartphone known as HTC Holiday.

Steve Jobs resigned as Apple's Chief Executive on Wednesday and handed over the reins to Tim Cook, who was the company's Chief Operating Officer and had been assuming Jobs' role in his absence.

SAN FRANCISCO/SHANGHAI - From San Francisco to Seoul to Sydney, fans of Apple Inc paid tribute to Steve Jobs after he resigned as CEO, calling him an icon for the entire technology industry, not just the company he co-founded.

Shares of Apple Inc fell more than 4 percent in pre-market trading on Thursday, a day after its iconic CEO Steve Jobs resigned, leaving right-hand man Tim Cook to take on the mantle.

Steve Jobs' decision to step down as chief executive of Apple, marking an end to his 14-year reign at the consumer electronics giant he co-founded in a garage, signals that his disease, which was kept in check for more than seven years, may be advancing beyond doctors' ability to control it, experts say.

Apple’s Steve Jobs resigned as the company’s CEO on Wednesday.

Windows Phone seems to be chasing the app stores of Apple and Android and now holds a gamut of 30,000 apps.

The resignation of Apple Inc CEO Steve Jobs has opened the door for rival Samsung Electronics at a crucial time in the battle for smartphone supremacy in salesrooms and courtrooms around the world.

Steve Jobs' resignation as Apple Inc's chief executive sent shock waves through technology and media circles on Wednesday as executives, engineers and investors spoke of becoming orphans without their Michelangelo.

The resignation of Apple Inc CEO Steve Jobs has opened the door for rival Samsung Electronics at a crucial time in the battle for smartphone supremacy in salesrooms and courtrooms around the world.

People with the rare form of cancer that Apple Inc's Steve Job suffers face a tough fight if the disease reoccurs, because of the methods used in fighting the cancer.

Steve Jobs resigned as CEO of Apple Inc on Wednesday and passed the reins to his right-hand man Tim Cook, saying he could no longer fulfill the duties in a stunning announcement that raised fears his health has deteriorated further.

The resignation of Apple Inc CEO Steve Jobs has opened the door for rival Samsung Electronics at a crucial time in the battle for smartphone supremacy in salesrooms and courtrooms around the world.

Apple stock fell over 7 percent in a single day of trading after it was announced that Steve Jobs was stepping down from the position of CEO. It was already expected that he would quit the position particularly with the confirmation of his health problem relating to pancreatic cancer. It was also expected that the stock of Apple was going to be badly hit once he officially made that decision. The one question remaining was how badly it was going to hit the shares of Apple. The trend shown last d...

Apple Inc fans paid tribute to Steve Jobs on Wednesday, but expressed mostly sadness at his resignation as CEO and aired their fears for the health of the technology giant's guiding visionary.

Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple Inc., resigned as chief executive officer, but will continue at the company that revolutionized consumer electronics as chairman of the board, according to reports. Jobs tendered his resignation on Wednesday, ending a 14-year reign at Apple, a tech-giant company that he co-founded in a garage.

Silicon Valley legend Steve Jobs relinquished the reins at Apple Inc to right-hand man Tim Cook on Wednesday, after 14 years in command at a company he brought back from the brink and turned into the world's largest technology corporation.

Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple Inc., has stepped down as chief executive officer of the company that revolutionized consumer electronics, but will become chairman of the board, according to the company.

The latest one from the rumor mill is that the iPhone 5 with a materially revamped user interface will come only in 2012, and Apple will launch only an iPhone 4S in the fall.

In a widely expected move, Steve Jobs resigned as Apple's Chief Executive and handed over the reins to Tim Cook, who was the company's Chief Operating Officer and had been assuming Job's role in his absence.

Steve Jobs resigned as Apple Inc Chief Executive on Wednesday, without specifying a reason.

Following is a letter from Steve Jobs who resigned on Wednesday as chief executive officer of technology giant Apple Inc:

Stocks posted strong gains for a second day on Wednesday as investors jumped back into beaten-down financial shares and backed away from safer assets like gold in volatile trading.

U.S. stocks posted strong gains for a second day on Wednesday as investors jumped back into beaten-down financial shares and backed away from safer assets like gold in volatile trading.