Wall Street was looking for Apple to do more than just beat expectations – they wanted Apple to crush them without mercy – and that's exactly what Apple delivered. Apple has announced this afternoon their financial results for its fiscal 2015 first quarter ending December 27, 2014. Apple has posted an insane $74.6 billion in revenue and $18 billion in profits.

Beyond Apple's basic Press Release that is noted above, additional information about their quarter is likely to emerge from their Financial Conference Call that is now underway. Patently Apple will follow-up with a secondary report should there be enough to report on.

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