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       March 11, 2016

　

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Google Is Bigger Than Apple EnglishCentral 2016-03-11 Down on Wall Street, Google overtook Apple as the most valuable company in the world by market capitalization on Tuesday after a strong holiday quarter earnings report that drove its stock price up 5% overnight. When the stock market opened on Tuesday, Google had a market value of 550.6 billion, beating out Apple's market cap of 529.1 billion for the first time in its history. The rankings represent more than just a constantly fluctuating vanity leader board though it is certainly that as well. It is the combination of the slow sea change in thinking about which technology giant is best poised to grow in the second half of this decade and beyond. Comprehension Questions 1. What pushed Google's stock price up? a.market value b.sales of Apple c.growing profits d.falling revenues 2. What does the phrase "for the first time in history" suggest? a.that Apple used to be the biggest company b.that Google wasn't listed in stock market c.that Apple experienced a sea change d.that Google had always lost to Apple 3. What big change occurred? a.the amount of money being traded in the stock market b.which company investors thought would grow faster c.how many products were sold over the holidays d.where people viewed the vanity leader board