THE LATEST MILESTONE: Apple hit the $600 billion level for the first time Tuesday.
COMPARISONS: It’s already the world’s most valuable company. Only one other company has ever been worth that much. Microsoft Corp. reached that valuation for 13 trading days around the turn of the millennium. It peaked at $619 billion and is now worth about $255 billion. General Electric Co. came just short of reaching a $600 billion valuation in August 2000.
BACK UNDER: By midday, the shares had retreated. The stock closed at $628.44, down 1.2 percent from the day before, putting the value below $600 billion again.
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