Apple (AAPL) - Morning Edge
Apple Inc. (AAPL) is the world's most valuable publicly traded company with a market capitalization exceeding $3 trillion. Founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne in 1976, Apple has grown from a garage startup to a global technology leader. The company's ecosystem of hardware (iPhone, Mac, iPad, Watch, AirPods), software (iOS, macOS), and services (App Store, Apple Music, iCloud, Apple Pay) creates one of the most loyal customer bases in technology. Apple is a key component of every major stock index and often serves as a market bellwether.