> Depends on what you mean by "suffer".
> I think the current employment trend has enough history; and Apple
> relative sales have enough history, for one to be able to do some
> pretty simple extrapolation.
> It's common knowledge that Apple has fared  far better than most
> comparable companies in this economy.  That said; the MMs will push
> "AAPL" wherever they want, regardless of what's actually happening
> with "Apple".
> Steve Jobs said (many years ago) that Apple was going to get through
> the economic tough times through "innovation".  That strategy's been
> working pretty well for them, I'd say.  I can't wait to see what they
> will be unleashing in the next 12-18 months.

> On Jul 3, 12:16 pm, chleoku <chle...@gmail.com> wrote:

> > As expected, our employment rate is reaching the dangerous 9.5% level
> > and inching towards 10% benchmark of depression. Umemployment would
> > not peak until mid 2010. Looks like we are heading to the Dow 7500-800
> > level soon:

> >http://www.wealthalchemist.com/Blog/2009/07/unemployment-nears-double...

> > Is Apple going to suffer?