So far this week, a couple of US-listed companies released their earnings. Let’s look at some of the key highlights from their latest announcements here. Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) Apple continued its strong business performance into the fiscal 2021 third quarter (three months ended 26 June 2021). For the latest quarter, Apple posted a revenue jump of 36% year-on-year to US$81.4 billion, setting a new June quarter record. iPhone revenue grew around 50% to US$39.6 billion, exceeding Apple’s own expectations as the iPhone 12 family continues to be in high demand. Apple also saw:

1. new revenue highs in each of its geographic segments,
2. double-digit revenue growth in each of its product categories, and
3. an all-time high for its installed base of active devices.

With that, Apple’s net profit almost doubled to US$21.7 billion, up from US$11.3 billion in fiscal 2020 third quarter. Apple has declared a dividend of US$0.22 per share for the quarter, up from US$0.205 per share...