Warren Buffett's Berkshire enters $1-trillion m-cap club; here are others

Paras Bisht August 30, 2024

1st Non-tech company

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Share price rise

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Mega increase in Market-cap

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List of others in $1-trillion club

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Apple

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Nvidia

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Microsoft

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Google parent Alphabet

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Amazon

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Facebook parent Meta

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