Business Matters - Apple profit and revenue higher than expected
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Apple has reported quarterly revenue and profit above Wall Street's expectations, fuelled by strong iPhone sales - particularly in emerging markets such as India (where the company recently opened its first stores). The US tech giant reported profits of twenty-four billion dollars ($24 billion) on revenue of ninety-four-point-eight billion dollars ($94.8 billion) in the first three months of this year.
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(Picture: An iPhone logo in Shanghai, China. Source: Getty Images)
Published on Friday, 5th May 2023.
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