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Apple tops list of most admired companies

FILE - In this Monday, June 5, 2017, file photo, a person takes a photo of an Apple logo before an announcement of new products at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose, Calif. Apple is expected to demand $1,000 for the fanciest iPhone that it has ever made, thrusting the market into a new financial frontier that will test how much consumers are willing to pay for a device that has become an indispensable part of modern life. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
FILE - In this Monday, June 5, 2017, file photo, a person takes a photo of an Apple logo before an announcement of new products at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose, Calif. Apple is expected to demand $1,000 for the fanciest iPhone that it has ever made, thrusting the market into a new financial frontier that will test how much consumers are willing to pay for a device that has become an indispensable part of modern life. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File) FILE - In this Monday, June 5, 2017, file photo, a person takes a photo of an Apple logo before an announcement of new products at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose, Calif. Apple is expected to demand $1,000 for the fanciest iPhone that it has ever made, thrusting the market into a new financial frontier that will test how much consumers are willing to pay for a device that has become an indispensable part of modern life. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

By Staff Report 1 min read

Most admired companies:

1. Apple

2. Amazon

3. Alphabet

4. Berkshire Hathaway

5. Starbucks

6. Walt Disney

7. Microsoft

8. Southwest Airlines

9. FedEx

10. JP Morgan Chase

Source: Forbes magazine based upon a survey of 3,900 executives, analysts, directors and other experts. Other Southern companies on the top 50 list included Coca-Cola (No. 18), Home Depot (No. 22) , Wal-mart (No. 26), Delta Airlines (No. 31), UPS (No. 33)