samsung electronics is now the 16th biggestcompany in the world in terms of market capitalization, having climbed 23 places in a single year. according to the korea exchange, as of lastfriday, samsung was worth 241 billion u.s. dollars, up from 146 billion a year earlier,...an increase bigger than those of facebook, alphabet or microsoft.
stock quote for aapl, samsung's stock price closed today at a recordhigh of just over 2-million won, or about 17-hundred-and-50 u.s. dollars. korea's second and third biggest companies,sk hynix and hyundai motor, meanwhile,... ranked far lower in global terms, placingin the 400-range.
the most valuable company in the world interms of market cap was apple.
