Perhaps the analogy can be drawn that FAA(M)NG are America's new oil industry, as essential to the national economy and security? From a quick search, I found

Perhaps the analogy can be drawn that FAA(M)NG are America's new oil industry, as essential to the national economy and security? From a quick search, I found the "Forbes Global 2000" list of the most profitable business sectors (in 2019). From the top, in trillions: - Oil and gas - 4.797 - Technology and communication - 4.726 - Banking - 4.424 - Retailing - 3.814 - Automotive - 2.847 Source: https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/news/oil-gas-revenue-forbes-2019/ https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/news/oil-gas-revenue-forbes... Seeing how Microsoft accounts for only a portion of the second most profitable sector, I'd imagine the whole lot of top tech companies in the U.S. would be considered essential for national interest. --- Then I found "The World's 10 Most Profitable Companies" (2019). - Saudi Aramco - $110.9 billion - Apple - $59.5 billion - Industrial & Commercial Bank of China - $45 billion - Samsung Electronics - $39.8 billion - China Construction Bank - $38.4 billion - JPMorgan Chase & Co. - $32.4 billion - Alphabet - $30.7 billion - Agricultural Bank of China - $30.6 billion - Bank of America Corp. - $28.1 billion - Bank of China - $27.2 billion From their summary: > Saudi Aramco is by far the world's most profitable company. > Most of the global leaders in profits are based outside the U.S. > State-owned Chinese banks are among the profit leaders ..So I guess Saudi Aramco is still America's Saudi Aramco.