Google now 5th most valuable U.S. company
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) bulls have another reason to cheer this week. The Internet search behemoth has jumped to fifth-biggest U.S. firm by market capitalization from 10th place, where stood as of July 14. According to Bespoke Investment Group, Google is hot on the heels of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT) . Google's market capitalization is $249 billion, while Wal-Mart's is $251 billion, Bespoke said. No. 3 Microsoft Corp. has a market value of $257.39 billion. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE:XOM) hold the top two spots, with valuations of $644.59 billion and $424.25 billion, respectively