On March 2, 2015 the Nasdaq Composite Index, more commonly referred to as the NASDAQ, closed above 5,000 points for the first time in fifteen years. As this occurred, Wall Street trading floors swelled with the collective anxiety of investors who had observed the same milestone during the Dot-Com era (in March 2000). Only two days after the NASDAQ eclipsed 5,000 on March 9th, the tech-oriented index began its dramatic collapse.
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Google Continues Its Microsoft Beat Down
Surprise, Google (GOOGL) is yet again redefining an established tech industry: this time it’s the PC market. Glassdoor's recently rated "top company" has announced its newest product: the Google Chromebit, which transforms all modern televisions and monitors into Chromebook computers. And the best part about Chromebit is... it's affordable!
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Race To $1 Trillion
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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