homeWelcome, sign in or click here to subscribe.login
     


 

 

Technology


Subscriber content preview

February 2, 2016

Alphabet comes before Apple as world's most valuable firm

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE
AP Technology Writer

SAN FRANCISCO — Alphabet now comes before Apple atop the list of the world's most valuable companies.

The shift occurred in Monday's extended trading after Alphabet, Google's new parent company, released a fourth-quarter earnings report that highlighted the robust growth of the digital ad market. Apple Inc.'s iPhone, meanwhile, is suffering its first downturn since it debuted eight years ago.


 
. . .


To read this story in full login or purchase a subscription.




Email or user name:
Password:
 
Forgot password? Click here.