Article: Wal-Mart Tops FORTUNE Global 500 for Fourth Consecutive Year; Revenues for Global 500 Companies up 13%, Profits Up 27%.

NEW YORK -- FORTUNE announced today that Wal-Mart, the Arkansas-based retailer, tops the FORTUNE Global 500 for the fourth year in the row. Rounding out the top ten are No. 2 BP (Britain); No. 3 Exxon Mobil (U.S.); No. 4 Royal Dutch/Shell Group (Britain/Netherlands); No. 5 General Motors (U.S.); No. 6 DaimlerChrysler (Germany); No. 7 Toyota Motor (Japan); No. 8 Ford Motor (U.S.); No. 9 General Electric (U.S.); and No. 10 Total (France). The list and accompanying stories appear in the July 25 issue of FORTUNE, available on newsstands July 18 and at www.fortune.com. Additional data on the FORTUNE Global 500, including country-by-country rankings, industry leaders and company ...

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