
The trillionaire club is growing quickly. Six years ago, Apple became the charter member, not long before oil titan Saudi Aramco publicly debuted with a 13-digit market capitalization. Few would have predicted five more inductees so soon, and investors are nudging even more companies to join. Chipmaker Broadcom is riding an artificial intelligence wave just like Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon.com, Alphabet and Meta Platforms. Eli Lilly is on its way thanks to the anti-obesity craze. Hyped megatrends sparking giddy valuations, however, will inevitably lead to disappointment. Broadcom, under boss Hock Tan, has been expanding by acquisition. It bought several rivals before paying almost