For 34 consecutive quarters beginning in April 2003, Apple easily beat analysts’ estimates on its earnings per share. Then on Oct. 18, 2011 — less than two months after Tim Cook took over as chief executive officer — Apple missed....
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Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer said changes to how it reports earnings forecasts are designed to increase transparency.
Apple Shuts Down Reality-Distortion Field on Earnings Forecasts
