<p class="MsoNormal">The market capitalization of the world's top five companies<span style="background-color:#ffffff"><span style="color:#202124">—</span><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:16px">Saudi Aramco, Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, and Amazon</span></span><span style="color:#202124">—has</span></span> undergone a sea change in the first five months of this year. <span style="color:#000000"><a href="https://www.forbesmiddleeast.com/money/markets/aramco-is-now-the-worlds-most-valuable-company-ahead-of-apple" target="_blank">Aramco </a>was crowned as the world's most valuable company on May 11, displacing Apple to the second position.</span></p>
