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Apple Holds Shareholder Meeting; Stock Split Rumored

Apple holds its annual shareholder meeting today, and it could be a tense affair. The brand has lost some of its famed cool-factor to competitors; the stock has lost more than a third of its value in just five months. And an influential investor is pushing the company to return more cash to shareholders.

General Motors Posts $2 Billion Profit in 3Q

With just days to go before its anticipated initial public offering of stock, General Motors reported Wednesday that it earned $2 billion in the third quarter, its most profitable this year.