These global giants, ranked on a composite score for sales, profits, assets and market value, had a good year. Combined, they show a 10% gain in sales, 32% in profits, 10% in assets and 17% in market capitalization over last year. This despite a strong dollar that depresses numbers for the half of the members that are foreign. The list has 173 new companies, the biggest being Electricité de France. More...
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