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The end of monetary dominance: February Volmageddon, the escalating trade war hitting chips, Cambridge Analytica and a brutal Q4 rout (worst December since 1931) overwhelmed Apple's $1T milestone.
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Cambridge Analytica harvested up to 50 million Facebook profiles without authorization, using them for political targeting in the 2016 US election and Brexit, leading to regulatory investigations and public outrage. Despite Facebook knowing about the breach as early as 2015, it failed to notify users or enforce data deletion, damaging trust and triggering probes by US and UK authorities. The scandal has sparked calls for stricter regulation of online political advertising and data privacy practices.
Apple became the first U.S. publicly traded company to reach a $1 trillion market valuation, driven by strong earnings and growth in services revenue. The milestone reflects investor confidence in Apple's ecosystem beyond hardware, including software and cloud services. The surge underscores Apple's market dominance and sets a benchmark for other tech giants like Amazon nearing similar valuations.