REDMOND, Wash. (AP) _ Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) on Tuesday reported fiscal second-quarter profit of $16.43 billion.

The Redmond, Washington-based company said it had net income of $2.20 per share. Earnings, adjusted for severance costs, came to $2.32 per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 16 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.27 per share.

The software maker posted revenue of $52.75 billion in the period, which fell short of Street forecasts. Thirteen analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $52.93 billion.

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