Apple: Bigger Than Wal-Mart?
Apple (AAPL), which had a market cap of several billion a decade ago, is today flirting with $200 billion, fifth in line among U.S. publicly-listed stocks behind Wal-Mart Stores (WMT), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A), Microsoft (MSFT) and Exxon Mobil (XOM). Apple stock is up $8.63, or 4 percent, at $219.30, giving it a market cap of $198.88 billion. Wal-Mart today has a market cap of roughly $206 billion.