{"slug": "apple-tops-5tn-valuation-for-first-time", "title": "Apple tops $5tn valuation for first time", "summary": "Apple Inc. became the first company to close a trading day with a market capitalization above $5 trillion, reaching $5.01 trillion on Thursday. The milestone was driven by investor confidence in Apple's restrained spending on artificial intelligence and a flight to safety amid a sell-off in the semiconductor sector.", "body_md": "# Apple tops $5tn valuation for first time\n\nSource:\n\n[Financial Times Technology](https://www.ft.com/technology)Tech giant gains due to its lack of huge spending on AI and as investors seek havens from sell-off in chip sector\n\nGet AI news in your inbox\n\nDaily digest of what matters in AI.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/apple-tops-5tn-valuation-for-first-time", "canonical_source": "https://www.machinebrief.com/news/apple-tops-dollar5tn-valuation-for-first-time-ezli", "published_at": "2026-07-28 14:54:16+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-28 15:56:39.186549+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-infrastructure"], "entities": ["Apple Inc."], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/apple-tops-5tn-valuation-for-first-time", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/apple-tops-5tn-valuation-for-first-time.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/apple-tops-5tn-valuation-for-first-time.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/apple-tops-5tn-valuation-for-first-time.jsonld"}}