I came across this disaster of a story from the Associated Press yesterday: “Apple May Surpass Exxon As Most Valuable Company.” Interesting – Apple (AAPL) is a monster – but I didn’t expect the AP (that’s Associated Press, not to be confused with AAPL) to attempt to mis-educate their vast audience with this blatantly false nonsense that shows a thorough lack of understanding of how the SPX works.
Jacob Gaffney is formerly Editor-in-Chief of HousingWire and HousingWire.com. He previously covered securitization for Reuters and Source Media in London before returning to the United States in 2009. While in Europe for nearly a decade, he covered bank loans and the high yield market, in addition to commercial paper, student loan, auto and credit card space(s).see full bio
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