Despite the undeniable strength of the 2024 stock market – with many individual stocks reaching new all-time highs (ATH), and the benchmark S&P 500 index itself at unprecedented peaks above 6,000 – few expected this year to feature the world’s first $4 trillion company.Seemingly against all odds, Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) recent rally has opened up the possibility that this could happen before the New Year as the technology behemoth boasts a market capitalization of $3.831 trillion at press time on December 18 ...