Apple is the most valuable brand in the world -- for the third year in a row (AAPL)

Apple is the world’s most valuable brand for the third year in a row, according to Interbrand’s 2015 report. Apple has maintained the top spot since it pushed Coca-Cola off the throne in 2013. The new report claims that the value of Apple’s brand is $170.3 billion, up a huge 43% from last year. For comparison, Google’s brand, which comes in number two, went up by only 12% to $120.3 billion. Four of the top five brands are tech companies, with Google, Coca-Cola, Microsoft, and IBM followi...