But then one must factor in the recently unveiled revisions to 3rd Qtr.

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And sort of a good news, bad news big story of the week, with the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis report on preliminary 3rd Qtr.

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That optimism faded after the Cook remarks, and shares bounced around before finishing the week with a -3.1% loss (reports of 4th Qtr. large fund sales of AAPL did not help, as cited by Reuters and others).

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In addition, the QTR provides a multi-year framework for our planning.

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