After briefly surpassing Exxon Mobil during Tuesday's trading day as the world's most valuable company, Apple took over the number one spot again yesterday and stayed in the lead for the first time at the close of a trading day. This change in the overall market value leader prompted me to re-run the world's 25 most valuable companies now and compare it the top 25 from our 2011 Forbes Global 2000 (published in March). The latest rollercoaster ride in global markets not only put Apple in the driver's seat, but has shuffled the deck.
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