Apple Closes The Day As The Most Valuable Company In The World For The First Time Ever

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		Tech Media Wall Street Markets Strategy Sports Lifestyle Politics Europe Video Latest Wednesday, August 10, 2011 Apple Closes The Day As The Most Valuable Company In The World For The First Time Ever Apple has closed the day as the most valuable public company in the world knocking off Exxon Mobil. It's an incredible feat considering Apple was a broken company 15 years ago. In the world of technology, which evolves so rapidly, only a handful of companies have been able to reverse course and find new life. Apple's rise to the top happened rather suddenly. Just a year ago it passed Microsoft to become the biggest company in tech. At the start of the year it was still $75 billion behind Exxon. Today it's $6 billion ahead. But, a market crash coupled with Apple's astounding earnings performance have vaulted it to the top of the heap. Read » Also On SAI Today: Groupon Has To Pivot Out Of The Daily Email Deals Business If It Wants To Survive This is Brittany. She's 25, And She's Got A Start-Up Funded By The Groupon Guys Twitpic Founder Launches A Massive Twitter Rip Off At Age 30, Is The PC Dead? IBM And Microsoft Weigh In Advertisement CHART OF THE DAY: AOL'S Awful Day CHART OF THE DAY: LinkedIn Has Been Mauled In This Crash CHART OF THE DAY: iPhone Versus Android: A State By State Comparison Share this: Facebook Twitter Digg Reddit StumbleUpon LinkedIn The email address for your subscription is: dwyld.kwu.wyldside@blogger.com Change Your Email Address | Unsubscribe | Subscribe | Subscribe to the SAI RSS Feed Business Insider. 257 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010 Terms of Service | Privacy Policy

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