Fortunes for your shareholders, even though you have oodles of cash in the bank, youre still unworthy in the eyes of some, and thats the story of apple which reported very good numbers after the close and after an initial dip, kind of a hiccup, rallied nicely. Frankly, i think it should have been up even more given the strength of the Balance Sheet, momentum of the products, and the improvement in Gross Margins which is what i was looking for. On a day when the dow drifted lower, nasdaq declined. 08 . It was refreshing to see apple shake off the blues and power higher house of pleasure. In a huge afterhours swing as the company made it clear, intraConference Call, always wait for the Conference Calls, that things are, indeed, better than most expected. Apples earnings arent the only ones that matter today. We saw a dramatic run in all of the companies that dont need Economic Growth to maintain their earnings. Hershey rallied 3, Kimberly Clark increased 1. 80, kellogg more than a buck.