These Were the 5 Biggest Companies in 2014, and Here Are the 5 Biggest Companies Now

The stock market has evolved significantly over time, and that's even true over the past decade. While some of the top companies have remained the same, the scale has changed, and the industries in the "megacap" world have consolidated into just one.For this comparison, I'm only going to look at publicly traded companies that trade on major U.S. stock exchanges. You might be surprised by what has stayed the same and what has changed over the past decade.The stock market looked quite different a decade ago. Tech stocks didn't completely dominate the S&P 500 as they do today, and the idea of a trillion-dollar company seemed outlandish.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool