These Were the 5 Biggest Companies in 2010, and Here Are the 5 Biggest Companies Now

A lot can happen in 15 years. Kids grow up. Technologies are replaced. Jobs and addresses change. Even seemingly entrenched corporations are dethroned as market leaders.And it's this last possibility that's of most interest to investors. It's happened so slowly that you may not remember it happening, but not all of today's titans were the dominant names of 2010. Some of the biggest outfits at that time have been displaced by companies better suited for the changes we've seen since then. And some of them haven't.The table below ranks the stock market's five biggest companies (as measured by market cap) as of the end of 2010.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool