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Saudi Aramco overtakes Apple to become once again the most valuable company in the world

Saudi Aramco overtakes Apple to become once again the most valuable company in the world

Aramco is now worth about $2.43 trillion, compared to Apple’s $2.37 trillion, according to Refinitiv data.

Market value fluctuates frequently: earlier this year, apple (AAPL) Multiply 3 trillion dollars Mark, becoming the first to do so and making it by far the most valuable company on the planet.

But recent market moves indicate how the prospects for energy and technology producers have shifted in recent times.

This year, oil prices soared Standard heightsespecially about concerns about disturbances Offer from Russia since to Invasion of Ukraine.
Brent crudeThe global benchmark is up about 36% so far this year, and was last trading at $106.2 a barrel.

That has bolstered players like Saudi Aramco, whose shares are up 27% so far this year.

Meanwhile, Apple’s stock is down more than 17% since January.

The iPhone has recently been weighed down by major supply chain headaches, particularly in China, where many of its suppliers’ factories have been temporarily caught in the Covid lockdowns in the country.

Last month, Apple warned of huge losses related to the current situation, saying that production and logistics problems could hurt its sales by as much as $4 billion to $8 billion this quarter.

Apple’s restrictions have been “primarily centered around the Shanghai Corridor,” CEO Tim Cook said on an earnings call.

Dan Ives, managing director of equity research at Wedbush Securities, called the impact of the shutdowns “albatross for the June quarter,” saying in a report that Apple’s supply chain problems in China will likely remain a “peak concern” for investors in the short term.

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But he added that concerns may “calm down” in the second half of the year, when the company is expected to launch a new iPhone 14.