The Top 10 Most Popular Brands Ever


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#9 General Electric

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Former GE execs get prison terms in bid-rigging case. Photo: money.cnn.com

One of the world’s most popular brands for centuries, General Electric (GE) is a multinational conglomerate corporation with a brand value of $37.5 billion. Founded by Thomas Edison and several others in 1892, the company is active throughout the so-called electric industry, making everything from electric motors to lighting. Headquartered in Connecticut, it hit the news three years ago when three of its former financial executives were convicted of defrauding taxpayers in the US municipal bond market. The irony is that in 1932 and 1973, employees of the company were awarded the Nobel Prize. The brand survives…


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