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Apple Is Now More Than Double the Size of Exxon—And Everyone Else
Wall Street Journal Moneybeat ^ | By KEVIN KINGSBURY | By KEVIN KINGSBURY

Posted on 02/23/2015 11:55:40 PM PST by Swordmaker

Just how ginormous is Apple Inc. now?

As the iPhone-maker’s shares continue to set fresh record highs, its market cap is now above $765 billion. Combined with Exxon Mobil Corp.'s pullback over the past six months, Apple has pulled off the rare occurrence of being worth at least double any other publicly traded U.S. company. No. 2 Exxon’s market cap has eased to $374 billion.

(Excerpt) Read more at blogs.wsj.com ...


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To: Star Traveler
Camping out on threads is not a mental health enhancer.

PS: I love Apple products, it might amuse to know that I am responding to your banal posts on a mac right now. Having said that I hate their business model when it comes to production and manufacturing. When a supposed US company crosses international borders to produce and then import their product back in the USA to avoid paying decent wages then I get to have my say. Especially when you off shore to COMMUNIST country. I and all other taxpayers are on the hook as a tax payer for our idled work force. So the 20 bucks we "saved" buying a slave built i-phone comes back to bite us 100 times over.

If you don't get that then you sir are no conservative, you are what I call A gloBULList piece of macacca.

141 posted on 02/24/2015 11:14:47 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: BunnySlippers

Star Traveler has an anatomically correct Steve Jobs life size blow up doll. ‘nuff said.


142 posted on 02/24/2015 11:17:16 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: central_va

Prove it.


143 posted on 02/24/2015 11:17:58 AM PST by BunnySlippers (I LOVE BULL MARKETS . . .)
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To: BunnySlippers
I can’t see a comment or question that you have pending.

Did you want to?

144 posted on 02/24/2015 11:18:03 AM PST by tacticalogic
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To: itsahoot

I think amongst the 90 million unemployed Apple could fill its needs.


145 posted on 02/24/2015 11:18:15 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: Star Traveler
There’s no question about it ... without the USA supporting Israel, and in the past up to now, it would have been destroyed.

That is the common knowledge that everyone seems to share, but it is pure balderdash. Israel exists in spite of the lack of "critical" support from the USA or anyone else. Currently our government is doing everything they can to put Israel in danger of being nuked by Iran. We have broken every mutual defense agreement we ever had with them. The real reason Israel has a better chance of survival than Texas is they have Nukes and the will to use them.(Samson Option, not Masada)

146 posted on 02/24/2015 11:19:29 AM PST by itsahoot (55 years a republican-Now Independent. Will write in Sarah Palin, no matter who runs. $.98-$.89<$.10)
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To: central_va

Take a look at the threads I post on ... it’s a variety. The only difference with those other threads and this one ... is that those other threads don’t have HATER-TROLLS hanging out on them.

The Apple threads, on the of her hand have gathered a motley and deranged bunch of APPLE-HATERS TROLLS ... :-/ ...


147 posted on 02/24/2015 11:19:43 AM PST by Star Traveler (Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
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To: tacticalogic

You’re the one who seemed to think that I was only seeing selected things ... so how is that “APPLE CURES CANCER” ... for something selective from the APPLE-HATER TROLLS?


148 posted on 02/24/2015 11:21:12 AM PST by Star Traveler (Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
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To: Swordmaker

Big oil = bad. No one even discusses Big Phone. To avoid Big Phone how will stupid liberal Hollywood types get jobs or communicate? Solar communications?


149 posted on 02/24/2015 11:21:18 AM PST by Yaelle
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To: tacticalogic

What is your point of disrupting this thread? You’re just like your mentor, PPS.


150 posted on 02/24/2015 11:21:28 AM PST by BunnySlippers (I LOVE BULL MARKETS . . .)
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To: itsahoot
But not Detroit?

That is the point. There are 50 states and over half are R-T-W. I believe in unfettered commerce in the USA, but once you cross that border then you need to be real careful. Apple could do all of its design and manufacturing in the USA and still be hugely profitable. So the only way to protect the US taxpayer is to tariff their imports. Call it a unemployment tax on off shore manufactures if you don't like the word tariff.

151 posted on 02/24/2015 11:22:58 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: itsahoot

Well, I happen to think that the USA’s support for Israel has been critical for its survival, and continues to be today.


152 posted on 02/24/2015 11:23:04 AM PST by Star Traveler (Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
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To: Star Traveler
You’re the one who seemed to think that I was only seeing selected things ... so how is that “APPLE CURES CANCER” ... for something selective from the APPLE-HATER TROLLS?

You wanted to see that. It validates your premise.

153 posted on 02/24/2015 11:23:50 AM PST by tacticalogic
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To: BunnySlippers

Give me a reason why I should owe you any explanations.


154 posted on 02/24/2015 11:25:04 AM PST by tacticalogic
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To: central_va

Why don’t you take it up with someone who can do something about it? Ever contacted Apple?


155 posted on 02/24/2015 11:26:11 AM PST by BunnySlippers (I LOVE BULL MARKETS . . .)
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To: tacticalogic

... LOL ... you’re funny ... I read down the page on posts, one right after the other.

Maybe you should lay off the sauce if your vision is so blurry, you missed that one ...


156 posted on 02/24/2015 11:26:16 AM PST by Star Traveler (Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
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To: tacticalogic

You are delivering exactly what I expected.

Your intend is to disrupt and diminish. Pathetic.


157 posted on 02/24/2015 11:27:39 AM PST by BunnySlippers (I LOVE BULL MARKETS . . .)
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To: Star Traveler

It is Apples business practices not their products. That is the issue here. Try to separate the two.


158 posted on 02/24/2015 11:27:42 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: BunnySlippers

intent


159 posted on 02/24/2015 11:28:28 AM PST by BunnySlippers (I LOVE BULL MARKETS . . .)
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To: Star Traveler
Maybe you should lay off the sauce if your vision is so blurry, you missed that one ...

What's next, accusations of drug abuse? Child molesting? Is there a bottom to that barrel?

160 posted on 02/24/2015 11:28:48 AM PST by tacticalogic
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