U.S. Companies Are Back on Top

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By Alexis Xydias and Whitney Kisling

April 25, 2013 at 9:27 PM UTC

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This article is part of the April 29, 2013 issue of businessweek.

For the first time in eight years, the five largest companies in the world by market value are American. The rise of tech giants, a weakening China, and the continuing U.S. recovery precipitated the shift.