A big company called Apple had a good quarter, even though some people thought it wouldn't do so well. They made more money from services and computers than expected, which helped them make more money overall. Because of this, they decided to give some extra money back to the people who own their stock. Read from source...

1. The title is misleading and exaggerated, as the earnings did not beat muted forecast but rather met them or slightly exceeded them. A more accurate title would be "Apple Q2 Earnings Meet Muted Forecast On Services, Mac Strength".

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