Join the Race to $1-Trillion Stocks
Five technology behemoths are contenders for this new benchmark. But is it sustainable?
It may be a matter of months, or more likely a few years, but sometime soon a U.S. company will breach the trillion-dollar mark. That’s $1 trillion in market capitalization—the share price multiplied by all the shares outstanding.
James K. Glassman’s most recent book is Safety Net: The Strategy for De-Risking Your Investments in a Time of Turbulence. He owns shares in Amazon.com.
Sign up for Kiplinger’s Free E-Newsletters
Profit and prosper with the best of expert advice on investing, taxes, retirement, personal finance and more - straight to your e-mail.
Profit and prosper with the best of expert advice - straight to your e-mail.
To continue reading this article
please register for free
This is different from signing in to your print subscription
Why am I seeing this? Find out more here
-
Earn Delta SkyMiles Worth Up to $1,800 with an AMEX Business Card
Delta SkyMiles and American Express offer 150,000 on business credit card for new cardholders.
By Ellen Kennedy Published
-
Stock Market Today: Markets Soar Amid Strong Earnings for Big Tech
Equities ended the week on an up note thanks to some of the market's biggest names.
By Dan Burrows Published
-
Stock Market Today: Markets Soar Amid Strong Earnings for Big Tech
Equities ended the week on an up note thanks to some of the market's biggest names.
By Dan Burrows Published
-
Stock Market Today: Markets Tumble Amid Slower Economic Growth and Rising Prices
Disappointing readings on GDP and inflation helped tank equities.
By Dan Burrows Published
-
How To Invest Your Tax Return
When thinking about how to invest your tax return, prioritize your financial health over aggressive – and risky – ideas like bitcoin.
By Jeff Reeves Published
-
Stock Market Today: Dow Sinks 396 Points as UnitedHealth Spirals
Large-cap healthcare stocks slumped after regulators set a disappointing reimbursement rate for Medicare Advantage plans.
By Karee Venema Published
-
Stock Market Today: Bitcoin, Boeing Shine as Stocks Slip
Digital World Acquisition sizzled, too, ahead of its merger with Trump Media & Technology Group.
By Karee Venema Published
-
Stock Market Today: Stocks Close Higher After Nvidia's Reversal
The main indexes erased early losses Tuesday as mega-cap tech stock Nvidia swung higher.
By Karee Venema Published
-
Stock Market Today: Stocks Close Lower as Tech Shares Slump
Weakness in several Magnificent 7 stocks created headwinds for the main indexes Friday.
By Karee Venema Published
-
Stock Market Today: Stocks Swing Lower as Chipmakers Slump
The main indexes erased an early lead Thursday as several semiconductor stocks sold off.
By Karee Venema Published