????本周二，隨著?？松梨冢‥xxon Mobil）的股價從早間跌勢恢復，以及蘋果（Apple）股價漲勢趨于平緩，兩家公司在全球公司市值排行榜上交替領先。根據谷歌財經（Google Finance）的數據，到下午三點時，蘋果市值（股價乘以流通股總數）一舉超過?？松?0億美元。不過，?？松蓛r在尾盤階段迅速上揚，并最終重新超越蘋果。

????蘋果股價收于374.01美元，上漲20.8美元（5.89%）。?？松蓛r收于71.64美元，上漲1.45美元（2.07%）。目前?？松兄担?,483.2億美元）略微領先于蘋果（3,467.4億美元）。

????2010年4月，蘋果超越微軟（Microsoft），成為全球市值最高的科技公司。而本周二，蘋果又一舉成為全球所有領域市值最高的上市公司——至少持續了幾個小時。

????1997年秋，麥克?戴爾曾被問及如果成為蘋果首席執行官，將如何經營公司。他回答將關閉蘋果并把錢還給股東。將近14年過去了，現在，戴爾（Dell）市值僅為270億美元，而蘋果市值是它的12.7倍。

????譯者：項航

????The lead changed hands several times Tuesday as Exxon Mobil (XOM) recovered from early losses and Apple's (AAPL) gains leveled off. By 3:00 p.m, Apple's market capitalization (share price times number of shares outstanding) was more than $5 billion larger than Exxon's, according to Google Finance. As the closing bell approached, however, Exxon surged faster than Apple and retook the lead.

????Apple closed at $374.01, up $20.80 (5.89%) for the day. Exxon closed at $71.64, up $1.45 (2.07%). That put Exxon's market cap ($348.32 billion) slightly ahead of Apple's ($346.74 billion).

????Apple became the world's most valuable technology company when it passed Microsoft (MSFT) in April 2010. On Tuesday it became, at least for a few hours, the world's most valuable public company in any field of business.

????In the fall of 1997, Michael Dell was asked what he would do if he were CEO of Apple. He answered that he would shut it down and give the money back to the shareholders (link). Today, nearly 14 years later, Dell (DELL) is worth $27 billion and Apple is worth 12.7 Dells.