October 29, 2024 – 3:28 AM PDT
Apple is expected to report its biggest quarterly revenue jump in two years on Thursday, with iPhone demand faring better than recent years toward the end of the company’s annual release cycle, especially in China.
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The results will provide investors the first hints of demand for the latest iPhone 16 series, which was released a few days before the end of the company’s fiscal fourth quarter.
But the focus will be on executive commentary for its fiscal first quarter amid fears that releasing its Apple Intelligence features at a slow pace could dampen a much-awaited AI-led “super-cycle” for Apple’s biggest seller.
The company is playing catch-up in AI as Android smartphone rivals such as Samsung Electronics and software rivals such as Microsoft aggressively roll out…