View this article at: http://www.macnn.com/articles/04/07/15/aapl.rises.after.earnings/ Thursday, Jul 15, 2004 9:55am Apple rises sharply on earnings report Shares of Apple opened up nearly $3 from yesterday's close following Apple's third quarter earnings report yesterday. In heavy early morning trading, shares have risen nearly $4 at times, or about 13 percent, recovering their losses from the previous three weeks.