Jeff Campbell
08-10-2011, 11:23 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://news.cnet.com/8301-27076_3-20090834-248/apple-tops-exxon-for-market-cap-crown-once-again/?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=News-Apple' target='_blank'>http://news.cnet.com/8301-27076_3-2...subj=News-Apple</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"With trading now closed in the U.S., Apple has ended the day with a lead on Exxon Mobil, becoming the most valuable publicly traded company by market capitalization."</em></p><p><img height="192" src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/lpt/auto/1294965311.usr105634.jpg" style="margin-left: 155px; margin-right: 155px;" width="290" /></p><p>Yesterday, Apple <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-exxon-market-cap-2011-8" target="_blank">flirted with the top spot</a> but didn't quite make it. Today, they bounced back (even during a slump in the markets) to hit $337.17 billion, which is almost $7 billion more than Exxon, which closed the day at $330.77 billion. Overall thought, the stock was down 2.76% at $363.39 USD per share. </p>