According to the Bank of America Global Research, The dominance of major US tech stocks in recent years has pushed the sector past another milestone, which is now worth more than the entire European stock market. The bank said in a new report that for the first time in its history, the market cap of U.S. tech companies exceeded $ 9.1 trillion, more than the total value of all European stocks, including the U.K. and Switzerland, which stands at $8.9 trillion
Read MoreSaudi Aramco's second-quarter net profit fell 73% as the Covid-19 outbreak crippled global crude demand. The company's net profit fell to 24.6 billion riyals ($6.6 billion) in the quarter ended June 30. In the same quarter last year, it was 92.6 billion riyals ($24.7 billion). Saudi Aramco also said that in the first half of this year, the company's net profit fell by 50% to 87.1 billion riyals ($23.2 billion) from 175.9 billion riyals ($46.9 billion) last year.
Read MoreHuawei overtook Samsung and Apple in the second quarter of 2020 to become the world's largest smartphone maker for the first time. The latest Canalys report showed that most sales came from China while its international business suffers as a result of US sanctions. The Chinese company sold 55.8 million smartphones, down 5% from a year earlier.
Read MoreApple inc's surged over 10% to a record high on Friday. The company reported the best results in the last quarter. Thus, the iPhone maker has overtaken Saudi Aramco to become the world's most valuable publicly listed company. Apple's stock is currently at $ 425.04 and has a market capitalization of $ 1.82 trillion. Apple shares rose the most on Friday, March 13, adding $ 172 billion to its market capitalization.
Read MoreAmazon has posted the biggest profit in its 26-year history. The company's online sales and lucrative business in support of third-party merchants have increased during the Coronavirus pandemic. Shares of Amazon, the world's largest online retailer, rose 5 %. While traditional retailers have been forced to close their stores due to government-imposed lockdowns, Amazon has hired 175,000 people in recent months and demand for its services has increased. Amazon said revenue was up 40% from last year to $ 88.9 billion.
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