NEW YORK, United States (AFP) – Amazon for the first time closed out Monday’s trading session as the world’s biggest publicly-traded company, overtaking Microsoft and other fellow tech behemoths. The online sales goliath assumed the top spot after notching a 3.4 percent gain to finish with a market capitalization of $796.8 billion, about $13.2 billion more than Microsoft. Led by Chief Executive Jeff Bezos, Amazon has seen remarkable growth as its business has spread beyond […]