Apple Inc. (AAPL) Earnings: Crushes Forecasts, Shares Halted

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) made public its earnings report for the first quarter of 2013 on Tuesday, April 23, after the market closed. The company revealed earnings per share of $10.09 on revenue of $43.6 billion for the three months. On today's market Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)'s stock trended up, closing the day at a price of $406 per share.

Analysts estimating the company's earnings in anticipation of the release were looking for consensus earnings of $10.02 per share, on revenue of $42.4 billion. In the first three months of last year, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) earned $12.30 per...