Tanked
CNBC says this:
Apple's stock had tanked in January, falling as low as $78.20, when Jobs said he had a hormone imbalance.
The chart, pulled out by John Gruber, says this:
Bravo, CNBC! So sly.
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"Right. The reporter is giving the impression that Apple tanked on the Jobs news,..."
"Oh, got it. The implied causation is what Rob is objecting to. Apple did fall mo..."
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zuzu
#1 – 8:29 AM June 21, 2009
CNBC: We Know Drama
jfranchino
#2 – 9:05 AM June 21, 2009
What's your point? The article was accurate. You make it sound like it was saying something false.
FTFA:
"Apple's stock had tanked in January, falling as low as $78.20, when Jobs said he had a hormone imbalance and the company announced that its founder would be taking a six-month medical leave. It has since made a choppy comeback as concerns about his health persist.
Apple shares rose 2.7 percent Friday, ending at $139.48, as the company's new iPhone 3GS hit store shelves."
A 13% fall in 15 days is an unusually fast decline in stock price. Calling it "tanking" is not a terrible misrepresentation as you would suggest.
eliterrell
#3 – 9:13 AM June 21, 2009
The point is that the rest of the market was doing pretty much the same thing. That makes it unlikely that reports of Jobs' health was the main factor, unless you think they sent the Nasdaq down too.
jfranchino
#4 – 9:36 AM June 21, 2009
Oh, got it. The implied causation is what Rob is objecting to. Apple did fall more than the rest of the market, but only around 5% more.
Rob Beschizza
#5 – 9:55 AM June 21, 2009
Right. The reporter is giving the impression that Apple tanked on the Jobs news, but its stock's behavior wasn't statistically significant.
As Eli suggests, CNBC could have pointed out that the Nasdaq had a bad month around that date. But it didn't, because that's not The Story.
Mark
#6 – 12:06 PM June 22, 2009
It might be interesting to plot CNBC on th graph too for even more perspective.
Halloween Jack
#7 – 2:22 PM June 22, 2009
A great example of Apple Derangement Syndrome at its most abject.