Apple Inc. ( AAPL ) has become the most valuable company in the world this year after its market cap briefly hit the $5 trillion mark earlier this week before retreating slightly to $4.97Bashar is a financial analyst writing on Seeking Alpha, focused on growth stocks, contrarian setups, and market mispricing. His research looks for companies where consensus is missing a shift in earnings power, competitive positioning, or industry structure. Bashar does not invest personally in the stocks he covers.Analyst’ ...