Apple’s Holiday Results to Show Whether Growth Is Back

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Apple Inc. is poised to record its first profit gain in more than a year after shoppers who shunned clothes and purses during the holidays shelled out for iPads and iPhones.

The world’s most valuable company is projected to report 5 percent sales growth and a 2 percent profit increase today for its fiscal first quarter, typically the period when Apple generates its biggest chunk of revenue.