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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Graeme Wearden

Saudi Aramco overtakes Apple as world’s most valuable company

Apple logo with declining line chart
Apple was once worth $3tn but the recent rout in technology stocks has pushed it back to $2.37tn. Photograph: Andre M Chang/Zuma Press Wire/Rex/Shutterstock

Apple has lost its crown as the world’s most valuable company to the oil giant Saudi Aramco, as soaring commodity prices swell profits at energy companies and technology stocks continue to slide.

In a sign that the old economy is reasserting itself over the new this year, Aramco eclipsed Apple on Wednesday night amid the ongoing rout on Wall Street.

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