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Apple loses $1 trillion status after soft holiday forecast

Shares in Apple Inc (AAPL.O) fell 6 percent on Friday, cutting its market value back to less than $1 trillion. [Photo: Courtesy]

Shares in Apple Inc (AAPL.O) fell 6 percent on Friday, cutting its market value back to less than $1 trillion after it forecast softer-than-expected sales for the holiday quarter and fueled nerves over iPhone sales by saying it would no longer release the figures.

The dip in Apple’s shares to $208.50 knocked around $67 billion off its value, and put Amazon and Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) back in the mix in the race among the United States’ big tech players to be the world’s most valuable company.

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