They are probably using old numbers. Apple is rising so fast it's hard to keep up. So here's a link to warm your heart, and this article is from back in September when Apple was somewhere around $290 per share. Today it is $315 per share.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-09-23/apple-passes-petrochina-to-become-world-s-second-largest-stock.html Cheers, Carlo On 2010-11-25, at 11:12, Rod Kevill wrote: > > Ahh - OK. But my first hit in Google for Market Capitalisation lists came up > with Apple at 4th... > > See http://www.corporateinformation.com/Top-100.aspx?topcase=b > > Looks like Apple is 2nd biggest in US companies... > > Very interesting. > > Cheers, > Rod > > > On 25/11/10 10:45 AM, "cm" <cm200...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> Hi Rod, >> >> It depends which measure you use. Peter is talking about market >> capitalization >> -- the product of the number of shares outstanding and the share price. Apple >> passed Microsoft earlier this year in terms of market capitalization but was >> at the time, still behind it in revenue and profit. More recently Apple >> passed >> Microsoft in revenue but is still behind it in profit. Overall, Apple is the >> second largest company in terms of market capitalization behind only Exxon >> Mobil. If current trends continue (and who knows with Europe looking shaky), >> Apple will pass Exxon some time in 2011. >> >> It's a pleasure to see that quality and taste sometimes does win out over >> market manipulation and connivance. :-) >> >> Cheers, >> Carlo >> >> >> On 2010-11-25, at 10:21, Rod Kevill wrote: >> >>> >>> Hey Peter, according to Fortune Mags global listing of the top 500 >>> companies, Apple comes in at 197... >>> >>> See >>> http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/global500/2010/full_list/101_200.html >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Rod >>> >>> On 25/11/10 10:17 AM, "Mark Secker" <m...@biz.uwa.edu.au> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 25/11/10 9:38 AM, "Peter Bull" <pb...@bbnet.com.au> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> While watching Channel 7 last night an ad came on for the Mac Book Air. I >>>>> had seen it quite a few times before, but it struck me that a years ago >>>>> Wamuggers would excitedly post a message here that they had seen a TV ad >>>>> for Mac computers. Back then, it seemed like the ads were only broadcast >>>>> a few times, and Macs were "weird" computers owned by geeks and arty >>>>> types. >>>>> >>>>> Now apparently, Apple is the second biggest company in the world after >>>>> Exxon Mobil and all things Apple and Mac are household names. >>>>> >>>>> How the wheel turns..... >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> >>>>> Peter Bull >>>>> pb...@bbnet.com.au >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I concur... It's so hard to be properly elitist today. >>>> >>>> >>>> (note sarcasm is implied) >>>> >>>> ________________ >>>> mark.sec...@uwa.edu.au >>>> Mark Secker (Ba. Bus. IS/IP, ECU) >>>> Teaching Facilities Administrator >>>> Business School IT Services >>>> >>>> The University of Western Australia - CRICOS provider number 00126G >>>> M261 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley 6009 >>>> Phone 6488 1855, Fax 6488 1055, >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>>> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> >>> >> >> >> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> >> > > > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au>
