For the second year in a row, Apple has topped Barron’s World’s Most Respected Companies” list…with Steve Jobs and his company receiving huge compliments from America’s money managers who praised the company as “visionary,” “courageous,” “innovative” and possessed of a “strong corporate culture,” which has fostered “consistent execution.
Other noteworthy movements…
Amazon up from # 10 to #2
McDonalds up from #7 to #5
Johnson & Johnson down from top 3 historically to #25 this year
BP plummeted from #47…to #95 – no real surprises here…