South Korea's Samsung Group was named as the third-most reputable firm in the United States, a report showed Sunday, on the back of its strong products and services appealing to American consumers.
Being the only foreign company to be included in the top-10 list, only two firms, grocery-chain operator Wegmans Food Markets Inc. and e-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc., outperformed Samsung in terms of corporate reputation, the report by U.S.-based market researcher Harris Poll showed.
Apple Inc., which has been chasing the world's No. 1 maker of smartphones in terms of market shares, ranked at ninth place, while Google Inc. also managed to join the top-notch bracket at 10th place, the research showed.
"Samsung has steadily climbed up the ranks in recent years with consumers rating it among the five best on key reputational dimensions of products and services, emotional appeal, financial performance and vision and leadership," Harris Poll said in its release.
South Korea's smaller tech giant LG Group ranked at 23rd spot, hovering below Japan's Sony Corp. and U.S.-based Microsoft Corp. at 13th and 15th place, respectively.
Among carmakers, South Korea's top player Hyundai Motor Co. was placed at the 64th spot, hovering below Japanese rivals such as Honda and Toyota, which ranked at 29th and 49th place. U.S. General Motors was placed at the 88th spot. (Yonhap)
"... It is only in this way that we can hope to arrive at truth, and fulfill the great responsibility which we hold to God and our country. Should I keep back my opinions at such a time, through fear of giving offense, I should consider myself as guilty of treason towards my country, and of an act of disloyalty toward the Majesty of Heaven, which I revere above all earthly kings."....I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!"
Saturday, February 7, 2015
S KOREA SAMSUNG IS NUMBER 3, AMAZON IS NUMBER 2, AND NEW YORK WEGMANS IS NUMBER 1, WHILST APPLE TAKES 10TH PLACE AS THE LIST OF REPUTABLE FIRMS FROM AMERICAN CONSUMERS FOR 2015 GETS REVEALED
JOBS CAN BE CREATED IN THE USA THROUGH MINING OR FROM NATURAL EARTH ENERGY OR FROM NATURAL PHYSICS NUCLEAR ENERGY AND NO COST ADDED TO TAX PAYERS BUT BY A LEGISLATIVE PEN–AS PRECIOUS METALS AND JOBS IS TAKING A BACK SEAT FROM THE LIKES OF THE DEMOCRAT POTUS BHO WHOSE PLANS AND AGENDA DOES NOT PROMOTE SELF SUFFICIENCY IN AMERICAN OWNED BUSINESS TO BE SELF SUSTAINED FROM IMPORTING SUCH THINGS AS METALS–CONSIDER IT TAKES 10 YEARS OR LONGER TO APPROVE A MINE AND THIS THE SAME WITH FEET DRAGGING OF THE KEYSTONE PIPELINE THESE 10 YEARS NOW AND 10 YEARS NOW TO EVEN START THE NATURAL PROVEN FISSION NUCLEAR ENERGY
Automobile enthusiasts have descended upon Washington for the Auto Show starting today to preview the newest models and advancements in the industry. While many will attend to preview the Chevrolet Camaro Z28 or the historic GM Futurliner No. 10, others will join policymakers to discuss important issues facing the U.S. auto sector. Essential to the continued growth of the auto industry, and a topic that should be addressed during these discussions, is access to domestic minerals and metals that make up nearly every component of vehicles.
From aluminum frames to lithium-ion batteries in hybrids, minerals and metals are the foundational components that make up the most basic to the most advanced vehicles manufactured today. Copper, for example, is a crucial building block for air-conditioning systems and radiators. Beryllium is essential for creating airbags, and boron, borate and borax play central roles in hundreds of glass parts like windshields and windows. Without these materials, the basic structure of a car today would not exist.
But due to an inefficient domestic mine permitting process, the United States remains more than 50 percent import-dependent on 40 key mineral commodities — including copper and zinc, which make up electric parts, and platinum and palladium, which comprises catalytic converters — according to the U.S. Geological Survey. As the process stands, it can take seven to 10 years for a new mine to be approved in the United States — compared to countries like Canada and Australia, where mines have comparable environmental regulations, but the permitting process takes just two to three years on average. If the United States is to remain economically competitive, this domestic minerals policy must change.
THE POTUS BHO CHAOS ANTI CITIZEN AGENDA MOVES ON–AS THE ADMINISTRATION SHELLS OUT 5.5 MILLION WORKING PERMITS TO ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS ERR NON CITIZENS SINCE 2009 WHILST 9 MILLION HAVE LEFT THE WORK FORCE SINCE THEN–THE DEMOCRATS DRIVE TO KEEP CITIZENS UNEMPLOYED LEAVES NO STONE UNTURNED
Since 2009, the Obama administration issued roughly 5.5 million work permits to non-citizens beyond what Congress has authorized, according to recently-released documents that critics of U.S. policy say reveals a "shadow" or "parallel" immigration system stifling wages and taking jobs from Americans.
The information was obtained by the conservative-leaning Center for Immigration Studies through a Freedom of Information Act request and has prompted Alabama GOP Sen. Jeff Sessions to call for an investigation.
"This request has unearthed the operation of a shadow immigration system previously unknown to the American public," said Sessions, one of Capitol Hill's most outspoken critics of President Obama's immigration policy. "A full investigation is warranted."
Congress authorized an estimated 5 million green cards and 3.5 million guest worker permits during the 2009-2014 period, in additional to the 5.5 million issued additionally by administration action, a Senate staffer said Wednesday.
Jessica Vaughn, the study author and the center's director of policy studies, argues the administration has discovered the power to issue work permits outside the limits set by Congress and that it has become "the vehicle" for Obama’s executive actions -- in which he has offered deferred deportation to millions of people now in the country illegally.
THE LIFE OF A DICTATOR’S EXTREME WILL TO STAY IN POWER AT ALL COST–A REVEALING PICTURE OF COMMUNISM FROM NORTH KOREA TO CUBA–THE KIM ORDERS AT WILL THE EXECUTION ON THOSE IT DEEMS THREATENS THE PARTY OR THE KIM ITSELF–COMMUNISM DOES THE KILL PURGE
A South Korean official says that General Pyon In-son was killed last month for expressing an opinion that differed to Mr Kim’s, Bloomberg reports.
It is not clear what the two disagreed over.
RELATED: Kim Jong-un to make first visit overseas in three years as leader
Kim Jong-un inspects his military in action. Picture: AFP/KCNA via KNS Source: AFP
Kim regularly purges the upper ranks of his military to strengthen his power.
He had his own uncle and his deputy Jang Song-thaek executed in 2013 and he followed that up last year by killing as many as 50 officials for various charges, including watching South Korean soap operas.
Meanwhile, Kim has raised some eyebrows by exchanging a new year’s greeting cards with United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-moon, who is South Korean.
