Quote post: @Cointelegraph on Apple passing Nvidia as the most valuable company
Apple is the world's most valuable company again, about $90 billion ahead of Nvidia after Nvidia fell around 4% today. I think the market is now paying a premium for the megacap that sat out the AI spending race.
Not financial advice
https://x.com/Cointelegraph/status/2116275740110926099
Sources: elEconomista: Apple passes Nvidia ($5.07T vs $4.95T) as Nvidia falls 4.1%; Apple avoided heavy AI infrastructure spendin · TT/TV4: Apple is again the world's largest company by market value as Nvidia drops Friday · AAPL closes at $5.03T vs NVDA $4.94T; Nvidia fell 4.2% while Apple slipped 1.2% · Invezz: investors favor Apple's AI strategy and relatively modest capital spending model
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