1 Apple retains its status as the world's most valuable company ($725bn) increasing its market capitalisation by 54% (+$256bn) compared to last year. 2  The software giant is now almost twice as big as the second largest company (Google $375bn) and almost 10 times larger than the smallest in the Top 100.
Definition of stubble for English Language Learners : short hairs growing from the face of a man who has not shaved very recently : the short ends of crops left in the ground after the crops have been cut down
Stubble is the short stalks which are left standing in fields after corn or wheat has been cut. The stubble was burning in the fields. Synonyms: straw, stalks More Synonyms of stubble