The following corporate finance-related stories were reported by media: * Apple Inc is close to paying a record $3.2 billion for Beats Electronics, according to two people familiar with the matter. Both companies are hashing out details and the deal could still fall through, one person told Reuters on condition of anonymity because the discussions were private.* Congressional investigators are examining whether General Motors Co Chief Executive Mary Barra and other senior executives were more involved than they have publicly acknowledged as the automaker considered how to deal with a deadly ignition switch issue linked to at least 13 deaths, three sources familiar with the probe said.
Apple Inc. (Apple) designs, manufactures and markets mobile communication and media devices, personal computers, and portable digital music players, and a variety of related software, services, peripherals, networking solutions, and third-party digital content and applications. Shares of AAPL fell by 0.73% or $-4.34/share to $587.99. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $388.87 and as high as $604.41. On average, 9903560 shares of AAPL exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 8224909.
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