From Barron’s: 2025-05-01 13:47:00

Apple and Microsoft are in a tight race for the title of largest U.S. company by market capitalization. Apple’s market cap sits at $3.193 trillion, just slightly above Microsoft’s $3.192 trillion. Nvidia holds third place with a market cap of $2.778 trillion.

Microsoft briefly surpassed Apple as the largest U.S. company. The surge came after Microsoft reported strong financial results and promising cloud growth guidance. Microsoft’s stock has seen a 1.9% increase this year.

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