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Apple earnings are solid if not spectacular

When a company makes a habit of achieving record-breaking growth, it can be hard to give proper context to earnings reports. (All earnings figures in the first two sections are in U.S. currency.)

On Thursday, Apple (APPL/NASDAQ) released its quarterly earnings numbers. 

Earnings per share came in at $1.46 (versus $1.39 predicted) and total revenues were $89.5 billion (versus $89.28 billion predicted).

Despite slightly beating expectations, shares were down 3% in after-market trading as the market seems to hold Apple to a higher standard.

It can be hard to visualize just how massive this company is at times. 

Apple performance highlights
Here are a few Apple facts for you:

Apple has more than $162 billion on hand in cash. That means they generate around $5 billion per year in interest income alone—or roughly the same as the entire annual profits of CN Rail, which is one of Canada’s biggest companies…

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