Financial fruit: Apple becomes 1st trillion-dollar company

SAN FRANCISCO — Apple has become the world's first publicly traded company to be valued at $1 trillion.The milestone marks the financial fruit of stylish technology that has redefined society since two mavericks named Steve started the company 42 years ago. Steve Jobs, left, chairman of Apple Computers, John Sculley, center, president and CEO, and Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple (AP Photo/Sal Veder, File)
The peak reached Thursday seemed unimaginable in 1997 when Apple teetered on the e