Apple has reported record sales and profits in the last three months of 2019.

Sales of iPhone rose by almost 8%, while sales of wearables such as watches and AirPods jumped 44%. Overall, Apple made about $79 billion from products and $12.7 billion from services such as Apple Pay, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade and the App store.

Ian Guider, markets editor of The Business Post, brought us this story and more in our business round-up, including:

• Ryanair agrees a new four year pay deal with pilots in Ireland
• More companies are responding to the coronavirus by imposing restrictions on travel
• Housebuilder Glenveagh expects to build 50% more homes in the next couple of years than it previously forecast

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