Watch Apple Inc. stock to jump today on a raft of recent good news, the most recent of which seems small but really is a major event, if true.

…McCartney tells Billboard in an exclusive interview to be published tomorrow (May 11) that a deal to finally make the Beatles catalog available for sale online is “virtually settled.” [Billboard]

Also very substantial:

According to NPD Group Apple’s MacBook and MacBook Pro made up 9.9 percent of all notebook sales at U.S.-based retail stores during March. MacBooks combined with strong iMac sales pushed Apple into the top five desktop manufacturers for the first time this year, according to the NPD report. [my bold] [zdnet]

Before market, May 14:
$108.74