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CNN hands over info on author of Steve Jobs rumor (AP) by AP: Yahoo! Tech
SEATTLE - A CNN-owned Web site called iReport.com , which publishes reports written by ordinary citizens, said Friday it will give the Securities and Exchange Commission information about the author of an item that claimed Apple CEO Steve Jobs had suffered a heart attack . The early morning ...
RIM CEO: AT&T still testing delayed BlackBerry (AP) by AP: Yahoo! Tech
tech.yahoo.com — NEW YORK - A delayed top-of-the-line BlackBerry phone from Research in Motion Ltd . is still undergoing... testing by AT Inc ., and RIM's co-CEO implied that the carrier wants to avoid the chorus of complaints about performance that greeted the new ... (more) RIM CEO: AT&T still testing delayed BlackBerry (AP) by  ...
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Wall Street Gets Sucker Punched By Main Street Via CNN iReporter
iPhone Savior — ... UPDATED: A CNN spokeswoman Jennifer Martin said the SEC contacted iReport.com Friday afternoon, and that the site's staff is "doing its best to provide them with information about the posting." [link] ...

CNN's iReport Under Fire For Fake Jobs Health Report
paidContent — ... ) CEO's health has been under the microscope—and concerns have moved the stock price on a number of occasions. Today's report and the instant ripples had the same effect, sending the stock to a 52-week low before Apple's denial could make the circuit, and raising concerns that someone was trying to manipulate the stock. CNN has been contacted by the SEC and, according to AP, has promised "to provide information about the posting." ...

CNN iReport post taken way too seriously
Lost Remote — ... that claimed Steve Jobs had a heart attack. Some blogs picked it up and Apple’s stock took a momentary nose dive. iReport removed the story, but the SEC wants to know who posted it. “‘Citizen journalism’ apparently just failed its first significant test,” wrote ...

CNN's iReport Under Fire For Fake Jobs Health Report
paidContent — ... —and concerns have moved the stock price on a number of occasions. Today's report and the instant ripples had the same effect, sending the stock to a 52-week low before Apple's denial could make the circuit, and raising concerns that someone was trying to manipulate the stock. CNN has been contacted by the SEC and, according to AP, has promised "to provide information about the posting." ...

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