"The second straight quarter that Apple Inc.’s earnings have fallen from the previous year after a decade of steadily rising profits. The company earned $6.9 billion in its fiscal third quarter, a 22 percent drop from $8.8 billion. Apple’s revenue during the quarter barely budged from last year....
Meaning it did rise, right?
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Must be rotten fruit.