Aramco eclipses top earner Apple ahead of debut $10 billion-plus bond sale
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DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Aramco, the world's biggest oil producer, made core earnings of $224 billion (171.03 billion pounds) last year, almost three times as much as Apple, figures from the state-owned company showed on Monday ahead of its debut international bond issue.Previously reluctant to disclose its financials, Aramco had to reveal them in order to obtain a public rating and start issuing public international bonds.Despite the huge profit, the state-owned oil giant was rated by credit..