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Apple ranks 442nd on Forbes’ 2005 ranking of the world’s largest companies. The company moved up more than 300 spots from last year, when it was ranked 762nd. The Forbes Global 2000 list shows sales of US$9.76 billion and profits of $510 million for Apple. The company has a market value of $36.66 billion, assets of $9.36 billion, and 11,695 employees. The top 10 on the Forbes list are: Citigroup, General Electric, American Intl. Group, Bank of America, HSBC Group, ExxonMobil, Royal Dutch/Shell Group, BP, and ING Group.

Arik Hesseldahl has written an article on Forbes.com today examining Microsoft’s push into the online music business and what it means for Apple and the industry at large. “Microsoft’s new offensive in the digital music industry will seek to significantly alter the competitive landscape in a new market that until now has largely been dominated by Apple Computer and its powerful combination of the iPod portable music player and the iTunes Music Store,” writes Hesseldahl.

Apple CEO Steve Jobs moved up 4 places to be ranked 74th on the 22nd annual Forbes 400 list, with his net worth climbing to US$2.6 billion in 2004. The top three spots went to Microsoft’s Bill Gates ($48 billion), investor Warren Buffett ($41 billion), and Microsoft’s Paul Allen ($20 billion).

Forbes has published its latest technology CEO job approval ratings, where visitors can vote on the performance of a list of CEOs. Apple CEO Steve Jobs received a rating of 86% for June, up from 83% in May. Rounding out the top three are John Chambers of Cisco Systems at 68% and Larry Ellison of Oracle at only 43%. Votes are now being taken for July.

Forbes has published its latest technology CEO job approval ratings, where visitors can vote on the performance of a list of CEOs. Apple CEO Steve Jobs received a rating of 83% for May, up from 75% in April. Rounding out the top three are John Chambers of Cisco Systems at 73% and Larry Ellison of Oracle at only 46%. Votes are now being taken for June.

Forbes has published its latest technology CEO job approval ratings, where visitors can vote on the performance of a list of CEOs. Apple CEO Steve Jobs received a rating of 75% for April, down from 91% in March and 84% in February, but tying for the top spot with John Chambers, CEO of Cisco Systems. Votes are now being taken for May.

Apple CEO Steve Jobs received an 91% approval rating for the month of March in Forbes’ CEO approval ratings section. “You don’t need to sit on the board of a Forbes 500 company–or even own a single share–to tell a chief executive about the kind of job he’s doing. Our CEO approval ratings lets you vote on the job performance of the country’s most prominent business leaders.” Last month, Jobs pulled in an 84% approval. Read More

Apple has placed at number 381 on this year’s Forbes 500 list, a report card on how large corporations performed in 2002 according to the popular magazine. Apple dropped 92 places from 289 last year. The company ranked 248 for sales, 443 for assets, and 301 in overall market value.

Apple CEO Steve Jobs received an 84% approval rating for the month of February in Forbes’ CEO approval ratings section. “Ever get angry at a chief executive for tending more to his racing yacht than falling sales? Ever want to commend a CEO’s bold strategy in the face of a faltering economy and languid share prices?” Forbes’ CEO approval ratings let you vote every month on the job performance of the country’s most prominent business leaders, from Steve Jobs to Microsoft’s Steve Balmer.

“Ever get angry at a chief executive for tending more to his racing yacht than falling sales? Ever want to commend a CEO’s bold strategy in the face of a faltering economy and languid share prices?” Forbes’ CEO approval ratings let you vote on the job performance of the country’s most prominent business leaders, from Steve Jobs to Microsoft’s Steve Balmer. Currently, 1640 (75%) say that the Apple CEO is doing a good job, while 536 votes (25%) say that he isn’t. Read More

“How does Keynote stack up against PowerPoint?,” asks Paul Maidment in Forbes. “The snapshot summary of our head-to-head user test of the two programs is that they fundamentally do the same thing, and do it well, but Keynote does it with a superior elegance and simplicity of use that is Apple’s design trademark.” Maidment goes on to praise Keynote’s ease of use and its ability to “flawlessly” import Excel spreadsheets and existing PowerPoint presentations. Read More

Forbes has posted a fun article in which it quotes astrologist Susan Miller on what the stars hold for some top executives, including Apple CEO Steve Jobs. From April 2003 through January 2004, some “turbo-cosmic energy” will bring on “an unprecedented surge of creativity” that Miller says will result in well-received new Apple products. In August 2003, Miller says Jobs will announce “breakthrough news” involving a deal with Apple and a major partner. Read More