Wal-Mart Tops Fortune 500 In World Ranking Shift
Wal-Mart Stores Inc moved to the No 1 spot on Fortune magazine’s annual Fortune 500 list, overtaking Exxon Mobil Corp as the largest U S company by revenue. Exxon followed with 191.58 billion in revenue while Wal-Mart logged 219.81 billion. Enron climbed to No 5 despite its downfall, as energy traders were allowed to include trading contracts in revenues. Wal-Mart, based in Bentonville Arkansas, accounts for the most employees at over 1.2 million.
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OPEC
AOL Time Warner Inc
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America Online
Verizon Communications Inc
IBM
Microsoft Corp
Cisco Systems Inc
Ford Motor Co
General Electric Co
Fortune 500 top 20 2001 revenue list
Fortune magazine ranks the 20 largest U S and global companies by 2001 revenue. Wal-Mart Stores tops both lists as the largest company in the United States and the world. The excerpt lists positions such as 15 and 16 with truncated names.
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Fortune 500 list shows Missouri and Kansas firms in 2001 ranks
The Fortune magazine ranking lists Sprint Emerson Electric May Department Stores Anheuser Busch Farmland Express Scripts Premier Graybar Ameren Leggett Platt Charter Interstate Bakeries Yellow among the Missouri and Kansas entries with 2001 revenues. The piece notes overall shifts as Exxon Mobil, AOL Time Warner, and others gain or lose ground amid mergers and energy market trends.
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Emerson Electric
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Express Scripts
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Premier
Graybar Electric
Ameren
Leggett & Platt
Carthage
Charter Communications
Interstate Bakeries
Yellow
Overland Park
Airlines end travel agent commissions viewed as industry smart move
Industry analysts see the end of per-ticket agent commissions as a smart long term choice for airlines despite concerns about marketing value from agents and rising jet fuel costs. Online buying boosts price comparison but not always lower fares, as Economy.com notes a wider fare range with many negotiated deals.
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UBS Warburg
Samuel Buttrick
Sean Ford
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Economy.com
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Local governments clash with giant corporate farms
In Iowa Cerro Gordo and Franklin counties banned new confinement farms amid a national push by local officials against large scale livestock operations. Sparbee Farms withdrew plans for a 2.4 million chicken egg plant near Clear Lake after the bans. Environmental and health concerns follow the spread of factory style farms from the 1970s to today.
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