Ever wondered how much Jony Ive and his design prowess was worth to Apple Inc.? The stock market rendered its verdict on Thursday: at least $9 billion.

That’s the market value that Apple lost when its shares sank more than 1% in extended trading after reporting the chief design officer was leaving to start his own firm that will count Apple among its customers.

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