Bees, you mentioned that Apple passed Exxon Mobil. I've looked at various lists and see Exxon still higher.
Here is one:
http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=ap ... xxon+mobil
Largest Companies
apple has just taken a dive in the last week so is back under. but exxon is generally sliding, so it'll be back soon i suspect
http://www.google.com/finance?q=NASDAQ%3AAAPL - 232
http://www.google.com/finance?q=NYSE%3AXOM - 270
http://www.google.com/finance?q=NASDAQ%3AAAPL - 232
http://www.google.com/finance?q=NYSE%3AXOM - 270