Apple iPhone 15: Financial results suggest the firm is facing a bigger slowdown in China than feared. The government there has imposed iPhone bans in some workplaces, and a new phone from Huawei Technologies is providing fresh competition. Photograph: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Apple sales declined for a fourth straight quarter, marking the longest slowdown since 2001, as the company struggles with sluggish demand and a shaky smartphone market in China.

Apple reports another fall in sales in line with expectations comes via ChinaTechNews.com.