Capitalization of Apple Inc. On January 3, it briefly rose above the $ 3 trillion level, but then quickly dropped, Interfax reported. As a result of trading, the company’s shares rose 2.5% to $ 182.01. During the session, the share price rose to $ 182.88, and the capitalization of $ 3 trillion corresponds to the price of $ 182.86 per share.
Thus, Apple became the first public company in the world, the capitalization of which exceeded $ 3 trillion. It took the company less than 500 days to grow its market value by $ 1 trillion: the figure exceeded $ 2 trillion on August 20, 2020. In August 2018, Apple’s capitalization exceeded $ 1 trillion for the first time. In 2021, the company’s shares went up by 34%, in 2020 – by 81%.
In late December, Bloomberg reported that Apple Inc. gave bonuses to some engineers due to the risk of employees moving to competitors. Employees of the company received between $ 50,000 and $ 180,000. Many engineers received shares in Apple valued at $ 80,000, $ 100,000 or $ 120,000. The publication noted that these payments are not part of the company’s regular compensation packages, which include a base salary, shares and a cash bonus.
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