✎ Contributed by Ty Griffin
Microsoft Corp. has overtaken Apple Inc. to become the world’s most valuable publicly traded company, following a recent slide in Apple’s share price. Apple’s market cap has dropped to approximately $2.59 trillion, while Microsoft now sits at $2.64 trillion, a reflection of investor anxiety around tariffs targeting China, which impact Apple’s production and supply chain more directly. Microsoft’s more diversified revenue mix across cloud, enterprise software, and AI helped it weather the broader market volatility.
Performance of Leading Tech Giants
- Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT): Trading at $360.61, up 1.71% today.
- Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL): Trading at $179.10, up 3.87% today.
- Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN): Trading at $171.41, up 0.44% today.
- Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL): Trading at $145.00, up 0.21% today.
- NVIDIA Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA): Trading at $98.87, up 2.67% today.
Market Outlook
Apple’s sharp decline—down over 20% in just four trading sessions—has been tied to its dependence on Chinese manufacturing and exposure to steep new tariffs enacted under the Trump administration’s latest trade measures. Microsoft, by contrast, is viewed as more insulated due to its cloud-heavy portfolio and lower reliance on international hardware assembly.
Other megacap tech stocks also rebounded slightly following broader market declines earlier in the week. While sentiment remains fragile across the sector, Microsoft’s regained leadership underscores a shifting investor preference toward companies seen as less vulnerable to geopolitical risk and supply chain friction.
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