Microsoft ended Friday's U.S. trading session as the most valuable publicly traded company, surpassing Apple after briefly topping the iPhone maker during intraday trading Thursday.
Apple said Thursday that former Vice President Al Gore will retire from the company's board next month after serving as a director since 2003.
Microsoft, meanwhile, got a vote of confidence Thursday after discussing its artificial intelligence capabilities to developers at an event in San Francisco.
The analysts have the equivalent of a buy rating on Microsoft shares.
Apple had been the most valuable public company for over a year, following brief periods when that distinction was held by Saudi Aramco and Microsoft.
Persons:
James Cordwell, Apple, Al Gore, Piper Sandler
Organizations:
Microsoft, Apple, Saudi Aramco
Locations:
Atlantic, San Francisco