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Apple shares on the rise again

Shares in Apple are on the rebound this morning following yesterday's scintillating earnings news. They're back up above $600 in morning trading.

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That skid in Apple's share price over the last couple of weeks? Not to worry.

Shares in Apple are on the rebound this morning following yesterday's scintillating earnings news. In the first hour of trading on the Nasdaq this morning, shares have again soared past the $600 mark, trending up 9 percent or so to about $612.

In the days leading up to this week, Apple's stock had dropped more than 13 percent from a high of $644. It was only on March 19 of this year that the company's shares had closed above $600 for the first time.

Apple yesterday blew past Wall Street's expectations for the company's second fiscal quarter. Profit for the three-month stretch doubled to $11.6 billion on rocketing revenue of $39 billion, powered by, in CFO Peter Oppenheimer's words, "fantastic iPhone sales."

During the quarter just ended, Apple sold 35.1 million iPhones, up 88 percent in terms of units from the same quarter a year ago. It sold 11.8 million iPads, up 151 percent though shy of Wall Street's mark. Mac sales weren't too shabby, and Apple's retail stores and its online iTunes Store continued their strong performance.

That's got some analysts buffing up their forecasts for Apple's shares, following at least one notable downward revision. Goldman Sachs, for one, this morning raised its price target to $850, up from $750.

We'll see if the morning's boost takes hold.