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Amazon Tops $1 Trillion in Stock Market Value

by Agence France-Presse

   NEW YORK --

   Amazon became the second big US company to hit $1 trillion in stock
   market value in the latest demonstration of the rising clout of
   American technology heavyweights.

   The online retail giant breached the $1 trillion valuation near 1540
   GMT when it's share price hit $2,050.50. The Amazon landmark comes
   about a month after Apple hit the $1 trillion level.

   Amazon retreated slightly after hitting the milestone, and near 1545,
   it was up 1.3 percent to $2,038.71.