Apple surpasses Microsoft as world's most valuable company after unveiling AI plans
Apple surpasses Microsoft as world's most valuable company after unveiling AI plans
Apple reclaimed the title of the world's largest company by market cap after an artificial intelligence-heavy conference sparked investor enthusiasm.
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Shouldn't it be 'wealthiest' and not 'most valuable'? Ever wondered bout this terms and possible incorrect use of words.
Value is correct in this instance, I think.
The number of shares and the price people are willing to pay for those shares is how "value" is calculated, I think.
In contrast, "wealth" would be how much money they have in the bank.
No, "most valuable" is accurate here, since we're talking about its market cap (value of all shares combined essentially). "Wealthiest" would refer to the company's total assets.
Ah, thanks. Thought the value of shares is a believing thing only, so no real 'asset'.
The market cap is the number of share multiplied by the current share price. So this is a made up number because the reality is that not all these share would sell at the current share value.
Essentially, Apple Market Cap raised because people bought shares at a higher price after the announcements.
Well yes and no. Market cap is the total value of all shares for the particular stock combined (not including those held by the company itself). The value of each individual share is determined on the market. No-one directly "owns" this value, since the whole point of stocks is to distribute ownership, so no-one including Apple as an entity "owns" their market cap entirely. If that were the case, there would be no trading, and ergo no value to the shares, and the entire idea of a market cap no longer applies.
Individually though, the value of shares is of course very real. If you own shares and the stock is liquid (as in: there are people willing to buy), you can sell those shares for real money whenever you wish, at the current market price. Unless you want to sell a substantial amount, in which case you may run into trouble finding buyers and / or create significant downward pressure on the price.
Thanks again.