<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Gigaom]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[http://gigaom.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Kif Leswing]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[http://search.gigaom.com/author/kifleswing1/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Apple finally joins the Dow, AT&amp;T out]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>Apple, the world&#8217;s most valuable company, will be calculated in the Dow Jones Industrial Average index starting later this month, the <a href="http://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-added-to-dow-jones-industrial-average-1425650402"><em>Wall Street Journal</em> reported on Friday</a>. The move has been a long time coming, and was likely made possible by last year&#8217;s <a href="https://gigaom.com/2014/04/23/apple-earnings-tk-iphones-sold/">7-for-1 stock split</a> which significantly reduced the per-share price of Apple, making it easier to fold into the price-weighted blue chip index. <a href="https://search.gigaom.com/company/apple/">Apple</a> will replace <a href="https://search.gigaom.com/company/att/">AT&amp;T</a> in the prestigious group of thirty major American companies. Apple is currently traded on the Nasdaq and shares were trading at $125.41 at the time of publication.</p>
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