American tech companies almost did something neat today before messing it up.
After reporting earnings yesterday, Amazon’s shares shot higher this morning, pushing the company’s value north of $1 trillion. Its growth and profits proved toothsome to the investing classes, bolstering the Seattle area’s tech pedigree by adding a second trillion-dollar business to its rolls. Microsoft and Apple, also flush after reporting their own well-received earnings, are also worth north of $1 trillion apiece. Amazon’s ascension would have brought the group of trillion-dollar American tech shops to four, if Alphabet hadn’t gone and spoiled the fun. Here’s the chart, on which you can spot Alphabet’s dip back under the $1,000 billion mark:![MSFT Market Cap Chart](https://i0.wp.com/media.ycharts.com/charts/f62d4589850855b9eaa5dce6b78ef547.png?w=1110&ssl=1)