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Article: FORTUNE Global 500 List Confirms Major Shake-up in Us Economy with Fewest Us Companies on List in More Than a Decade.
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- Business Wire
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- July 9, 2008
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Wal-Mart Tops List Second Year In A Row
NEW YORK -- FORTUNE announced today that only 153 U.S. companies have made the FORTUNE Global list, the lowest in over a decade. Wal-Mart Stores sustained the top spot on the latest FORTUNE Global 500 list after a nearly 8% increase in revenue--remaining the only retailer in the top ten. Wal-Mart was followed by a close second, Exxon Mobil (U.S.); No. 3 -- Royal Dutch Shell (Netherlands); No. 4 -- BP (Britain); No. 5 -- Toyota Motor (Japan); No. 6 -- Chevron (U.S.); No. 7 -- ING Group (Netherlands); No. 8 -- Total (France); No. 9 -- General Motors (U.S.); and No. 10 -- ConocoPhillips (U.S.). The complete list and ...