Apple beat earnings expectations but disappointed investors with its revenue forecast for next quarter, scuppering hopes that the share price could rapidly return to its all-time high of $100. Shares have dipped 1 per cent in after hours trading in New York on the back of this lower-than-expected guidance. However, muted sales of the iPhone and iPad in Apple's third quarter did not prevent it from beating analysts' earnings forecasts. Earnings of $1.28 per share compared favourably with analysts' consensus estimates of $1.23, with gross margins reaching 39.4 per cent, a sharp increase over the prior year.
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