{
  "id": 14119,
  "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/28/apple-second-ever-5tn-company-as-investors-flee-ai-stocks",
  "title": "Apple becomes second $5tn company as investors flee AI stocks",
  "summary": "Share price rally driven by strong product demand as well as decision to sit out AI spending race, amid wider tech sell-off Apple has become only the second company to pass the $5tn valuation mark, as it benefited from investors fleeing AI and semiconductor stocks amid a wider tech sell-off. The iPhone maker’s shares hit a session high ⁠of $342.89 on Tuesday, giving it a market ⁠capitalisation of $5.04tn (£3.78tn), then eased back down to $340.08 – around the $5tn mark. Continue reading...",
  "authors": "Graeme Wearden and agency",
  "category": "news",
  "topics": "finance-investment",
  "orgs": "apple",
  "regions": null,
  "published_at": "2026-07-28T20:33:14.000Z",
  "fetched_at": "2026-07-29T05:10:12.205Z",
  "source_slug": "guardian-ai",
  "source_name": "The Guardian",
  "source_homepage": "https://www.theguardian.com",
  "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/14119",
  "original_url": "https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/28/apple-second-ever-5tn-company-as-investors-flee-ai-stocks",
  "evidence_status": "source-only",
  "attribution": "via ethics.ai"
}