Apple’s latest quarter surpassed earnings expectations, sending the stock up about 3% in initial after-hours trading. Its fiscal first quarter of 2017 saw record earnings of $3.36 per share, well above the $3.21 forecast by Wall Street. Revenue also beat, coming in at $78.4 billion, versus the $77.3 analysts were predicting. Investors were pleased that the company sold 78.3 million… Read More
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Wall Street and Apple had expected to return to growth this quarter following the holiday season, though it was supposed to be largely incremental. And what it wasn’t exactly a blowout, Apple still pleasantly surprised Wall Street with better results than what was expected. Apple said it sold 78.3 million iPhones — which is its main growth engine — whereas Wall Street… 
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