Apple Shares Hit All-Time High, Regain Crown From Microsoft

<p>Apple shares hit an all-time high on Friday and the company regained the crown as the most valuable company in the world from Microsoft this week&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Stock in Apple closed Friday at &dollar;160&period;55&comma; up &dollar;2&period;68 for the day&period; The company has a stock market capitalization of &dollar;2&period;63 trillion&comma; just ahead of Microsoft at &dollar;2&period;58 trillion&period; Apple stock was up 6&period;6&percnt; for the week&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Reports of Apple working on its own electric vehicle helped send shares to a record high&period; Bloomberg says Apple is planning to launch its own fully-autonomous electric vehicle by 2025&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Apple is also primed for a big holiday season with almost its entire lineup of products refreshed this year&period; New versions of the Apple iPhone&comma; Apple Watch&comma; iPad mini&comma; iPad&comma; iMac&comma; HomePod Mini and Macbook Pro have all been introduced this year and ready for purchase by holiday shoppers&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;