Apple Is 1st $2 Trillion American Company

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Apple, now worth $2 trillion, first crossed the $1 trillion milestone two years ago.





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Apple’s worth has eclipsed that of other big tech firms. Amazon’s market cap is about $1.7 trillion, Microsoft $1.6 trillion and Google parent Alphabet $1 trillion. They’ve left other corporate giants in the dust. Walmart is valued at $381 billion, JPMorgan Chase $300 billion and Exxon Mobil $179 billion.

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