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ShareSan Francisco/New York: Apple Inc chief executive Steve Jobs was at the company's headquarters on Monday, underscoring speculation that the pancreatic cancer survivor returned to work.
Jobs, who has been on medical leave since January, was seen by a Reuters reporter leaving the Apple campus in Cupertino, California, dressed in his trademark black turtleneck and jeans. He walked out, chatting with a person, before climbing into a black car that then drove off.
Speculation has mounted that Jobs could be back at work soon, fuelled in part by a Wall Street Journal report last weekend that said the CEO had a liver transplant two months ago.
On Monday, Jobs, 54, was cited in an Apple press release for the first time in months, triggering talk that the man considered the visionary behind Apple's innovation machine had returned.
"This is the first time we've heard from Steve Jobs since he reported he was taking medical leave," said Oppenheimer & Co analyst Yair Reiner. "It's a sign Apple has its CEO back."
Apple said it had sold more than one million of its newest iPhone 3GS in the first three days of launch.
