Although the stock market is shattering records, and publically traded companies are more valuable than ever, much of Wall Street fears an upcoming “market correction." The general consensus is that September 2015 will mark the end of the Fed’s Quantitative Easing program, and the beginning of interest rate hikes (also known as the Federal Funds Rate). In response, investors are hesitant to invest capital in the stock market.
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A recent report filed by Colin Gillis, an analyst for BGC Partners (BGCP), predicted Google (GOOG) would beat Apple (AAPL) to a $1 trillion market cap valuation. In the past decade, the two tech companies have overtaken all Silicon Valley competition, and solidified their top spots as industry leaders. Currently, Apple has a market cap of roughly $640 billion, while Google maintains a $370 billion valuation.
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