Friday, November 16, 2012

Wall Street Panic: Apple Stock




Did somebody yell ‘Fire’?   The real panic on Wall Street is over Apple's stock.

From CNBC: Nearly every mutual and hedge fund has piled into Apple during its spectacular rise over the past few years. Now, these same funds are scrambling for the exits as the stock goes through an equally spectacular decline.

Apple plunged to a six-month low Thursday as funds rushed to take profits on the stock before it’s too late. Shares are now off 25 percent since late September—shortly after the iPhone 5 launch and a month before the iPad Mini introduction.  The stock, once up 74 percent on the year, is still up 30 percent for 2012. That's why Wall Street is getting out while it can....

More than 800 hedge funds and mutual funds counted Apple among their top ten holdings at the end of the third quarter, according to data from Insiderscore.com….

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