Apple Computer Inc. Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs holds the new iPhone in this file photo taken in San Francisco, California on January 9, 2007. Jobs underwent a liver transplant operation about two months ago and is expected to return to work by the end of June, The Wall Street Journal reported on June 20, 2009. Reuters Pictures 4 months ago

Apple Computer Inc. Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs holds the new iPhone in this file photo taken in San Francisco, California on January 9, 2007. Jobs underwent a liver transplant operation about two months ago and is expected to return to work by the end of June, The Wall Street Journal reported on June 20, 2009.

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  6. SAN FRANCISCO - SEPTEMBER 09: Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced the new iPod Nano during a special event September 9, 2009 in San Francisco, California. Jobs announced a new version of iTunes, new pricing for iPod Touch music players and a new version of the iPod Nano with video capabilities.
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  8. SAN FRANCISCO - SEPTEMBER 09: Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced the new iPod Nano during a special event September 9, 2009 in San Francisco, California. Jobs announced a new version of iTunes, new pricing for iPod Touch music players and a new version of the iPod Nano with video capabilities.
  9. Former Hewlett-Packard chief Carly Fiorina attends the Wall Street Journal Deals & Deal Makers conference in New York in this June 27, 2007 file photograph. Fiorina said on November 4, 2009 that she would run as a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate from California, taking on liberal Democrat Barbara Boxer.
  10. FDIC spokesperson Roberta Valdez shows identification to gain entry at a California National Bank branch in downtown Los Angeles October 30, 2009. Regulators are expected to seize Los Angeles-based California National Bank on Friday in what would be the fourth-largest U.S. bank failure this year, the Los Angeles Times reported, citing unnamed sources. The Wall Street Journal reported this month that Minneapolis-based U.S. Bancorp was eyeing an acquisition of Cal National's parent, FBOP Corp: a private group with more than $18 billion in assets that owns eight banks in Texas, Illinois, Arizona and California.
  11. SAN FRANCISCO - OCTOBER 26: Newspaper vendor Rick Gaub (R) helps a customer with change at his stand in an underground rail station October 26, 2009 in San Francisco, California. A report by the Audit Bureau of Circulations reveals that the average daily circulation of U.S. newspapers fell 10.6 percent in the six month period between April-September compared to one year ago. The San Francisco Chronicle had the largest decline with a drop of 25.8 percent to 251,782. The Wall Street Journal surpassed USA Today as the number one selling paper in the U.S. after USA Today had its circulation drop more than 17 percent to 1.90 million.
  12. SAN FRANCISCO - OCTOBER 26: Newspaper vendor Rick Gaub waits for customers at his stand in an underground rail station October 26, 2009 in San Francisco, California. A report by the Audit Bureau of Circulations reveals that the average daily circulation of U.S. newspapers fell 10.6 percent in the six month period between April-September compared to one year ago. The San Francisco Chronicle had the largest decline with a drop of 25.8 percent to 251,782. The Wall Street Journal surpassed USA Today as the number one selling paper in the U.S. after USA Today had its circulation drop more than 17 percent to 1.90 million.
  13. SAN FRANCISCO - OCTOBER 26: Brian Keeney reads the San Francisco Chronicle as he sits on a bench in front of a newsstand October 26, 2009 in San Francisco, California. A report by the Audit Bureau of Circulations reveals that the average daily circulation of U.S. newspapers fell 10.6 percent in the six month period between April-September compared to one year ago. The San Francisco Chronicle had the largest decline with a drop of 25.8 percent to 251,782. The Wall Street Journal surpassed USA Today as the number one selling paper in the U.S. after USA Today had its circulation drop more than 17 percent to 1.90 million.
  14. SAN FRANCISCO - OCTOBER 26: Brian Keeney reads the San Francisco Chronicle as he sits on a bench in front of a newsstand October 26, 2009 in San Francisco, California. A report by the Audit Bureau of Circulations reveals that the average daily circulation of U.S. newspapers fell 10.6 percent in the six month period between April-September compared to one year ago. The San Francisco Chronicle had the largest decline with a drop of 25.8 percent to 251,782. The Wall Street Journal surpassed USA Today as the number one selling paper in the U.S. after USA Today had its circulation drop more than 17 percent to 1.90 million.
  15. SAN FRANCISCO - OCTOBER 26: San Francisco Chronicle delivery trucks sit idle in a parking lot October 26, 2009 in San Francisco, California. A report by the Audit Bureau of Circulations reveals that the average daily circulation of U.S. newspapers fell 10.6 percent in the six month period between April-September compared to one year ago. The San Francisco Chronicle had the largest decline with a drop of 25.8 percent to 251,782. The Wall Street Journal surpassed USA Today as the number one selling paper in the U.S. after USA Today had its circulation drop more than 17 percent to 1.90 million.
  16. SAN FRANCISCO - OCTOBER 26: Newspaper vendor Rick Gaub counts money as he waits for customers at his stand in an underground rail station October 26, 2009 in San Francisco, California. A report by the Audit Bureau of Circulations reveals that the average daily circulation of U.S. newspapers fell 10.6 percent in the six month period between April-September compared to one year ago. The San Francisco Chronicle had the largest decline with a drop of 25.8 percent to 251,782. The Wall Street Journal surpassed USA Today as the number one selling paper in the U.S. after USA Today had its circulation drop more than 17 percent to 1.90 million.

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