The truth is the companies you have mentioned are big corporations with a lot of profit, but there are many other firms with just as much market cap, revenue, a

The truth is the companies you have mentioned are big corporations with a lot of profit, but there are many other firms with just as much market cap, revenue, and footprints just as significant but they operate quite a bit more 'quietly.' Where would Apple be without other firms extracting the raw materials and FoxConn fabricating and assembling their devices, for example. But the SV firms sure do seem to dominate the news (especially general business news) to the exclusion of all else.