Apple Plunging On Steve Jobs Chatter (AAPL)

Shares of Apple Computer AAPL are falling on chatter about Steve Jobs' health. The shares have lost 1.50% in just the last couple of minutes and some big sell orders have been going off. The stock is currently down 1.21% at $353.75. A couple minutes ago, Benzinga : Apple Inc. AAPL shares just started plunging for no apparent reason. Zero Hedge tweeted that there are rumors running around about Steve Jobs, but did not say what the specific rumors are. Shares were fractionally higher before the sharp sell off. At last check, shares were off $5.47 to $352.69, a loss of 1.5%. Update: The rumor is that Steve Jobs is in the hospital. Keep in mind this is just a rumor, and if we hear anything, Benzinga will update you on it. Benzinga has since learned that Twitter users are also commenting on the health of Steve Jobs. @soulfire also contributed: "wonder if some folks got advance info on the upcoming retail sales numbers set for Monday 2/15"