All eyes on Apple ahead of earnings today; here’s what the analysts expect

Apple on Thursday reports fiscal first quarter 2023 (calendar fourth quarter 2022) after market close, right around 1:30pm PT / 4:30pm ET. The compnany will follow the release with a conference call with analysts scheduled to begin at 2pm PT / 5pm ET.Eric J. Savitz for Barron’s:The consensus view on Wall Street is that Apple (ticker: AAPL) will report sales of $121.7 billion for its fiscal first quarter, down 1.8% from the year-earlier quarter, marking the first year-over-year quarterly de