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Saudi Aramco Is Now World's First $2 Trillion Company, Smashing Western Analysts' Expectations

Saudi Aramco is, for the moment, the world’s highest-valued company, beating out former record-holder Apple by $1 trillion.

Host Lisa Mullins talks to Roben Farzad (@robenfarzad), host of Public Radio’s Full Disclosure, about what the IPO means for Saudi Arabia and the rest of the world.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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