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Apple Becomes the First $700 Billion Company in the U.S.

Posted February 10, 2015 at 9:50pm by iClarified · 13535 views
Apple has just become the first $700 billion company in the U.S. The company's shares closed up at $122.02 today, giving it a market cap of $ 710.736B, according to Yahoo Finance.

It had crossed $700 billion during intraday trading in the past but never managed close above that level until today.

Apple CEO Tim Cook was congratulated on the achievement during a live audio stream from the Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference.

The company's stock has soared since it announced Q4 2014 earnings. It posted record quarterly revenue of $74.6 billion and record quarterly net profit of $18 billion, or $3.06 per diluted share.

Take a look at the chart below for more details....