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Amazon Joins Elite List of Stocks to Top $3 Trillion in Value

Bloomberg Markets
Monday, August 3, 2026 at 1:38 PM
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Amazon.com Inc. surpassed $3 trillion in market value for the first time, becoming only the fifth company to ever reach the milestone.

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