The tech titan tops our global ranking for the second straight year, followed by Amazon and Berkshire Hathaway. For other firms, such as Johnson & Johnson, their fall from grace is both difficult to watch and morbidly fascinating.....And the Award Goes to Apple! - Barrons.com More BigCharts Virtual Stock Exchange WSJ Asia WSJ Europe WSJ Americas WSJ Chinese SEARCH Login: Password: Remember Me Forgot your user name or password? Subscribe Welcome, My Account/Billing Messages Logout Home Magazine This Week's Edition Past Editions Subscribe Daily Analysis All Coverage Barron's Take Weekday Trader Inside Scoop Hot Research Investors' Soapbox Blogs Columns Stocks To Watch Today Tech Trader Daily Focus On Funds Alan Abelson Gene Epstein Randall Forsyth Michael Kahn Tiernan Ray Michael Santoli Steve Sears Kopin Tan Investing Ideas Barron's Picks Pans Mutual Funds / ETFs Bonds Center Options Center Barron's Take Weekday Trader Rankings Reports Top Financial Advisors Barron's PENTA Most Respected Companies Barron's Roundtable Market Data Market Data Center Market Lab Economic Calendar Portfolio StockGrader Stock Fund Listings Daily Stock Alert About Subscribe Latest Issues Manage Subscription Dow Jones Reprints: This copy is for your personal, non-commerical use only. To order presentation-ready copies for distribution to your colleagues, clients or customers, use the Order Reprints tool on any article or visit www.djreprints.com See a sample reprint in PDF format Order a reprint of this article now Barrons Cover |SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2011 ...And the Award Goes to Apple! By VITO J. RACANELLI|MORE ARTICLES BY AUTHOR The tech titan tops our global ranking for the second straight year, followed by Amazon and Berkshire Hathaway. Article Comments Video text size print email single page reprints get rss Subscribe Now With these readers: Or copy the rss link: A fall from grace is both difficult to watch and morbidly fascinating. Whether the subject is a person of high regard or a greatly respected company, often it is impossibl...