The two stocks jostled for the top spot over the course of the week, with Microsoft's stock market value exceeding Apple's at several points in intra-day trading but not at the close
Both companies' market capitalizations were calculated using outstanding shares reported in their most recent 10-Q filings
Now, in the middle of earnings season, their support has gone missing, and the result has been something less than a catastrophe
US. stocks saw their biggest one-day fall in six years on Monday, as investor profit taking brought the market back down from record highs seen in late January
Stocks and the greenback tanked mid-session
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday as energy sector shares dropped for a fourth straight session, tracking crude oil prices, while tech, the best performing sector this year, weighed the most on the S&P 500.
Also, stocks on Wall Street climbed, ahead of Yellen's second day of testimony
The worries drove investors into gold and other safe-haven assets
Wall Street's three major indexes edged lower on Friday in a choppy session
Investors concerned about the Trump administration's ability to deliver promised tax cuts
Corporations have spent hundreds of billions annually in recent years buying back their own stock
US equity indexes hit record highs on Monday
The S&P 500 ended slightly higher on Wednesday
Nasdaq was able to scratch out another record on gains in tech and big consumer names
Few institutions have a better track record calling presidential races than the US stock market