Steve Jobs hinted recently that Apple could make a very strategic acquisition:
"We strongly believe that one or more very strategic opportunities may come along, that we can take, that we're in a unique position to take advantage of because of our strong cash position"
“We would like to continue to keep our powder dry, because we do feel that there are one or more strategic opportunities in the future.”
And the rumor is that this strategic opportunity could be Sony. As a result of that, Sony stock went up but it seems that today the dust is settling down and everything is getting back to normal.
Read more on this story at Macrumors and Crunchgear.