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Encyclopedia > Forbes Global 2000

The Forbes Global 2000 - is an annual ranking of the top 2000 corporations in the world by Forbes magazine. The ranking is based on a mix of four metrics: Sales, Profit, Assets and Market Value. The list is published since 2003. A corporation (usually known in the United Kingdom and Ireland as a company) is a legal entity (distinct from a natural person) that often has similar rights in law to those of a Civil law systems may refer to corporations as moral persons; they may also go by the name... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Sales are the activities involved in providing products or services in return for money or other compensation. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... In business and accounting an asset is anything owned which can produce future economic benefit, whether in possession or by right to take possession, by a person or a group acting together, e. ... Market price is an economic concept with commonplace familiarity; it is the price that a good or service is offered at, or will fetch, in the marketplace; it is of interest mainly in the study of microeconomics. ...


The Forbes Global 2000 is a useful indicator of which are the leading companies in the world, but it is only an interpretation. The results are not definitive; any change to the criteria would produce a different list.

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Exclusions and inconsistencies

As the list is published early in the calendar year, Forbes has to use out of date information for the many non U.S companies which have year ends early in the calendar year, including Japanese companies, which all have 31 March year ends. No adjustments are made to reflect different accounting practices in different countries, which leads to some major anomalies. For example Vodafone is ranked 377 in the 2005 list due to losses created by huge writedowns of purchased goodwill, but if amortisation of purchased goodwill were not charged against statutory profits in the UK, it would be in the top 20. It should also be noted that wholly state-owned corporations are excluded because no market valuation exists and in some cases accounts are not publicly available either. Some of these state companies would rank highly if they were eligible, for example the national oil companies of some of the OPEC countries. March 31 is the 90th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (91st in leap years), with 275 days remaining. ... Vodafone Group Plc is a mobile network operator headquartered in Newbury, Berkshire, England, UK. It is the largest mobile telecommunications network company in the world by turnover and has a market value of about £84. ... Look up Goodwill in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Amortization is distribution of a single lump-sum cash flow into many smaller cash flow installments for easier repayment. ... OPEC Logo The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is an international cartel[1][2] made up of Iraq, Indonesia, Iran, Kuwait, Libya, Angola, Algeria, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Venezuela. ...


2007 list

Listed below are the top 100 companies featured on the 2007 list. Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

Rank Company Headquarters Industry Revenue
(billion $)		 Profits
(billion $)		 Assets
(billion $)		 Market Value
(billion $)
1 Citigroup USA Banking 146.56 21.54 1,884.32 247.42
2 Bank of America USA Banking 116.57 21.13 1,459.74 226.61
3 HSBC UK Banking 121.51 16.63 1,860.76 202.29
4 General Electric USA Conglomerate 163.39 20.83 697.24 358.98
5 JPMorgan Chase & Co. USA Banking 99.30 14.44 1,351.52 170.97
6 American International Group USA Insurance 113.19 14.01 979.41 174.47
7 ExxonMobil USA Oil and gas 335.09 39.50 223.95 410.65
8 Royal Dutch Shell Netherlands Oil and gas 318.85 25.44 232.31 208.25
9 UBS Switzerland Diversified Financials 105.59 9.78 1,776.89 116.84
10 ING Group Netherlands Insurance 153.44 9.65 1,615.05 93.99
11 BP UK Oil and gas 265.91 22.29 217.60 198.14
12 Toyota Japan Automotive 179.02 11.68 243.60 217.69
13 Royal Bank of Scotland UK Banking 77.41 12.51 1,705.35 124.13
14 BNP Paribas France Banking 89.16 9.64 1,898.19 97.03
15 Allianz Germany Insurance 125.33 8.81 1,380.88 87.22
16 Berkshire Hathaway USA Diversified Financials 98.54 11.02 248.44 163.79
17 Wal-Mart USA Retailing 348.65 11.29 151.19 201.36
18 Barclays UK Banking 67.71 8.95 1,949.17 94.79
19 Chevron USA Oil and gas 195.34 17.14 132.63 149.37
19 Total France Oil and gas 175.05 15.53 138.82 152.62
21 HBOS UK Banking 84.28 7.59 1,156.61 79.83
22 ConocoPhillips USA Oil and gas 167.58 15.55 164.78 107.39
23 AXA France Insurance 98.85 6.38 666.47 87.64
24 Société Générale France Banking 84.47 6.55 1,259.32 77.62
25 Goldman Sachs USA Diversified Financials 69.35 9.54 838.20 83.31
25 Morgan Stanley USA Diversified Financials 76.55 7.47 1,120.65 79.76
27 Banco Santander Central Hispano Spain Banking 62.34 7.37 945.86 115.75
27 Deutsche Bank Germany Diversified Financials 95.50 7.45 1,485.58 65.15
29 AT&T USA Telecommunications 63.06 7.36 270.63 229.78
30 Électricité de France France Utilities 77.75 7.39 233.40 133.37
31 Credit Suisse Switzerland Diversified Financials 65.64 9.05 1,029.22 74.55
32 Merrill Lynch USA Diversified Financials 68.62 7.50 841.30 73.78
33 Procter & Gamble USA Consumer goods 73.60 9.67 137.30 200.34
34 Wells Fargo USA Banking 47.98 8.48 482.00 117.19
35 Wachovia USA Banking 46.81 7.79 707.12 105.42
36 Eni Italy Oil and gas 113.59 12.16 96.91 122.48
37 Fortis Netherlands Diversified Financials 121.19 5.46 1,020.98 55.45
38 Verizon Communications USA Telecommunications 88.14 6.24 188.80 109.19
39 Altria Group USA Tobacco 70.32 12.02 104.27 176.64
40 Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Japan Banking 35.01 6.56 1,585.77 124.55
41 Petrochina PRC Oil and gas 68.43 16.53 96.42 208.76
42 IBM USA Computer hardware. Computer software 91.42 9.49 103.23 139.92
43 Gazprom Russia Oil and gas 48.13 10.82 151.18 216.14
44 ABN AMRO Netherlands Banking 65.59 6.22 1,302.19 64.92
45 Crédit Agricole France Banking 77.66 4.60 1,246.97 64.52
46 Telefónica Spain Telecommunications 69.79 8.22 132.30 104.95
47 E.ON Germany Utilities 80.53 6.34 167.11 86.32
48 Pfizer USA Health Care 48.37 19.34 108.59 179.97
49 DaimlerChrysler Germany Automotive 199.99 4.26 235.11 68.78
50 Petrobras Brazil Oil and gas 74.12 12.14 95.61 99.29

51 Flag of Switzerland Nestlé
52 Lloyds TSB
53 Flag of the People's Republic of China Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
54 Flag of Spain Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
55 Hewlett-Packard
56 Flag of Germany Deutsche Telekom
57 Fannie Mae
58 Nippon Telegraph and Telephone
59 Mizuho Financial Group
60 Johnson & Johnson
61 Flag of Germany Siemens AG
62 Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
63 Flag of South Korea Samsung Electronics
64 Aviva
65 Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
66 Microsoft
67 Flag of France France Telecom
68 Time Warner
69 Flag of the People's Republic of China China Construction Bank
70 Flag of Switzerland Zurich Financial Services
71 Flag of the People's Republic of China Sinopec
72 Arcelor Mittal
73 Honda
74 Flag of France Sanofi-Aventis
75 Flag of Belgium Dexia
76 Flag of Germany RWE
77 Flag of Canada Royal Bank of Canada
78 Flag of Italy Assicurazioni Generali
79 Home Depot
80 Flag of Switzerland Novartis
81 Nissan Motor
82 Flag of the People's Republic of China Bank of China
83 Lehman Brothers
84 Flag of Belgium KBC Group
85 GlaxoSmithKline
86 Flag of Switzerland Roche Holding AG
87 Flag of Italy UniCredit
88 Prudential Financial
89 Flag of the People's Republic of China China Mobile
90 Flag of Australia National Australia Bank
91 Flag of Canada Manulife Financial
92 Flag of Germany Munich Re
93 Flag of Norway Statoil
94 Flag of Germany Deutsche Post
95 Flag of Italy Telecom Italia
96 Unilever
97 Flag of Australia BHP Billiton
98 Aegon
99 Allstate
100 Flag of Germany BASF
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Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRKA, NYSE: BRKB) is a holding company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, U.S., that oversees and manages a number of subsidiary companies. ... Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. ... Drawing of a self-service store. ... Barclays Bank is the fourth largest bank in the United Kingdom. ... Chevron may refer to: Chevron, a V-shaped pattern seen in military or police insigna, heraldry, flag design, and architectural frets Chevron, a series of bones on the underside of the tail of reptiles Chevron Corporation, a petrochemical company Chevron Cars, an advertising campaign of the Chevron Corporation including stylized... Look up Total on Wiktionary, the free dictionary A total is a sum. ... Group headquarters on The Mound, Edinburgh HBOS Office at Trinity Road, Halifax HBOS plc (LSE: HBOS) is a banking and insurance group in the United Kingdom, the holding company for Halifax plc and the Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland. ... ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) is an international energy company with its headquarters located in Houston, Texas. ... Not to be confused with Sun Life Financial. ... Société Générale (Euronext: GLE) is one of the main European financial services companies and also maintains extensive activities in others parts of the world. ... The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ... Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) is an investment bank and retail broker provider headquartered in New York City. ... Banco Santander Central Hispano is the largest bank in Spain and is part of the Santander Group which has large scale operations in the continents of Europe and South America. ... Deutsche Bank AG (ISIN: DE0005140008, NYSE: DB) (English: ) is a bank operating worldwide and employing more than 75,000 people (June, 2007). ... AT&T Inc. ... Telecommunication involves the transmission of signals over a distance for the purpose of communication. ... Électricité de France (EDF) is the main electricity generation and distribution company in France. ... A public utility is a company that maintains the infrastructure for a public service. ... The Credit Suisse Group (SWX:CSGN, NYSE: CS) is a financial services company, headquartered in Zürich, Switzerland. ... Merrill Lynch & Co. ... Procter & Gamble Co. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... An older Wells Fargo branch, located in Berkeley, California Wells Fargos corporate headquarters and main branch Wells Fargo & Co. ... One Wachovia Tower headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina Wachovia Corporation (NYSE: WB), based in Charlotte, North Carolina is one of the largest banking chains in the United States. ... Ente nazionale idrocarburi http://fr. ... Fortis (Euronext: FORA and Euronext: FORB) is a large banking, insurance, and investment management company. ... Verizon Communications, Inc. ... Altria Group, Inc. ... Shredded tobacco leaf for pipe smoking Tobacco can also be pressed into plugs and sliced into flakes Tobacco is an agricultural product processed from the fresh leaves of plants in genus Nicotiana. ... Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Incorporated ) (TYO: 8306 NYSE: MTU ), or MUFG, is one of the worlds largest banks with assets of around USD $1. ... PetroChina Company Limited HKSE: 0857 is the listed arm of China National Petroleum Corporation, Chinas biggest producer of oil. ... For the Chinese civilization, see China. ... IBM redirects here. ... Computer hardware is the physical part of a computer, including the digital circuitry, as distinguished from the computer software that executes within the hardware. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Computer program. ... Gazprom (LSE: OGZD; Russian: , sometimes transcribed as Gasprom) is the largest Russian company and the biggest extractor of natural gas in the world. ... ABN AMRO (Euronext: AAB, NYSE: ABN) is one of the largest banks in Europe and has operations all over the world. ... Logo Credit Agricole Crédit Agricole SA (CASA) (Euronext: ACA) is the largest banking group in France, fourth biggest in Europe and the sixth largest in the world according to Global Finance magazine. ... Telefónica, S.A., (IBEX-35:TEF, Euronext: TEF, NYSE: TEF, LSE: TDE, FWB: TEF, TYO: 9481 ) is a Spanish telecommunications company. ... E.ON AG (ISIN: DE0007614406, NYSE: EON, LSE: EON) , based in Düsseldorf, Germany, is an energy corporation, one of the 30 members of the DAX stock index of major German companies. ... Pfizer Incorporated (NYSE: PFE) is the worlds largest research-based pharmaceutical company[1].[1] The company is based in New York City. ... A physician visiting the sick in a hospital. ... DaimlerChrysler AG (ISIN: DE0007100000) is a German car corporation and the worlds eighth largest car manufacturer. ... Petrobras, short for Petróleo Brasileiro S.A., is a government-owned Brazilian oil company headquartered in Rio de Janeiro. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Switzerland. ... This article is about the company. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... Lloyds TSB Group plc is a group of financial services companies, based in the United Kingdom, which was created in 1995 following the merger of the TSB Group and the Lloyds Bank Group. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Peoples_Republic_of_China. ... Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: , more commonly just 工行 Gōngháng) is the largest of Chinas Big Four state-owned commercial banks, the other 3 banks being the Bank of China, Agricultural Bank of China, and China Construction Bank, and one of... 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Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan. ... Mizuho Bank Ginza Branch Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) is a global American pharmaceutical, medical devices and consumer packaged goods manufacturer founded in 1886. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Siemens AG (ISIN: DE0007236101, FWB: SIE, NYSE: SI) is one of the worlds largest companies and Europes largest engineering firm. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... MetLife, Inc. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Korea. ... Samsung Electronics (SEC, Hangul:삼성전자; KSE: 005930, KSE: 005935, LSE: SMSN, LSE: SMSD) is a South Korean multinational corporation and the worlds largest electronics and IT company. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... For Aviva Incorporated, operating as Aviva Natural Health Solutions, see Aviva Inc. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan. ... Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group ) (TYO: 8316 ), or SMFG, is a Japanese financial group, the third largest bank in Japan. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Microsoft Corporation, (NASDAQ: MSFT, HKSE: 4338) is a multinational computer technology corporation with global annual revenue of US$44. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... France Télécom is the main telecommunication company in France. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Time Warner Inc. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Peoples_Republic_of_China. ... The China Construction Bank (CCB) SEHK: 0939 (Simplified Chinese: , Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: Zhōngguó Jiànshè Yínháng) is one of the big four banks in the Peoples Republic of China. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Switzerland. ... Zurich Financial Services Group is a major financial services group based in Zurich, Switzerland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Peoples_Republic_of_China. ... Sinopec, the China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation (Chinese: 中国石化, HKEX: 386; NYSE: SNP; LSE: SNP), is one of the major petroleum companies in China. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... It has been suggested that Arcelor and Mittal Steel Company be merged into this article or section. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan. ... The logo of the Honda automobiles The logo of the Honda motorcycles Honda Motor Company, Limited )   (TYO: 7267 , NYSE: HMC), or simply called Honda, is a Japanese multinational corporation, engine manufacturer and engineering corporation. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Sanofi-aventis (Euronext: SAN, NYSE: SNY), headquartered in Paris, France, is one of the 3 largest pharmaceutical companies in the world, along with Pfizer,GlaxoSmithKline. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... Dexia (Euronext: DEXB, Euronext: DX) is a Belgian-French financial institution, specialized in public finance. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... RWE AG, until 1990 named Rheinisch-Westfälisches Elektrizitätswerk AG, is a German public utility and electric power company based in Essen. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The Royal Bank of Canada (TSX: RY, NYSE: RY) is Canadas largest company. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The Home Depot (NYSE: HD) is an American retailer of home improvement and construction products. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Switzerland. ... Novartis Suffern Yes plant is the Swiss companys sole pharmaceutical production facility in the U.S. Novartis International AG is a multinational pharmaceutical company based in Basel, Switzerland that manufactures mainstream products such as Benefiber (a fiber supplement) and Lamisil (a foot fungus medicine). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan. ... Nissan (日産) is a Japanese automobile maker. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Peoples_Republic_of_China. ... Bank of China Limited (BOC) SEHK: 3988 (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ; often abbreviated as 中行) is one of the big four state-owned commercial banks of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... The KBC Bank building in Antwerp. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... GlaxoSmithKline plc (LSE: GSK NYSE: GSK) is a British based pharmaceutical, biological, and healthcare company. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Switzerland. ... Hoffmann-La Roche, Ltd. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... UniCredito Italiano SpA, UniCredit, UniCredit Group is an Italian, Milan- based pan- European Bank which operates in 19 countries with 28 million customers through 7,000 branches employing 140,000 people. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... This article refers to Prudential Financial, based in the United States. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Peoples_Republic_of_China. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... 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Deutsche Post Tower in Bonn Deutsche Post AG (ISIN: DE0005552004, LSE: DPO) is a German post, logistics and courier headquartered in Bonn, previously the German state-owned mail monopolist. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Unilever is a widely listed [2] [3] multi-national corporation, formed of Anglo-Dutch parentage, that owns many of the worlds consumer product brands in foods, beverages, cleaning agents and personal care products. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... BHP Billiton is the worlds largest mining company. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... AEGON N.V. (Euronext: AGN, NYSE: AEG) is one of the world’s leading insurance companies ranked by market capitalization and assets. ... 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The complete list is available at http://www.forbes.com/lists/2007/18/biz_07forbes2000_The-Global-2000_Rank.html.


2006 list

  1. Citigroup
  2. General Electric
  3. Bank of America
  4. American International Group
  5. HSBC Group
  6. ExxonMobil
  7. Royal Dutch/Shell
  8. BP
  9. JPMorgan Chase
  10. Flag of Switzerland UBS

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2005 list

Rank Company Country Category Sales Profits Assets Market Value
1 Citigroup United States Banking 108.28 17.05 1,4.10 247.66
2 General Electric United States Conglomerates 152.36 16.59 750.33 372.14
3 American International Group United States Insurance 95.04 10.91 776.42 173.99
4 Bank of America United States Banking 65.45 14.14 1,110.46 188.77
5 HSBC United Kingdom Banking 62.97 9.52 1,031.29 186.74
6 ExxonMobil United States Oil & gas operations 263.99 25.33 195.26 405.25
7 Royal Dutch/Shell UK/Netherlands Oil & gas operations 265.19 18.54 193.83 221.49
8 BP United Kingdom Oil & gas operations 285.06 15.73 191.11 231.88
9 ING Group Netherlands Diversified financials 92.01 8.10 1,175.16 68.04
10 Toyota Motor Japan Consumer durables 165.68 11.13 211.15 140.89

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2004 list

  1. Citigroup
  2. General Electric
  3. American International Group
  4. ExxonMobil
  5. BP
  6. Bank of America
  7. HSBC Group
  8. Toyota Motor
  9. Fannie Mae
  10. Wal-Mart Stores

The complete list is available at http://www.forbes.com/2004/03/24/04f2000land.html. Image File history File links Straight_Line_Steady. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Citigroup Inc. ... Image File history File links Straight_Line_Steady. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... “GE” redirects here. ... Image File history File links Straight_Line_Steady. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... American International Group, Inc. ... Image File history File links Straight_Line_Steady. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... For other uses, see Exon (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... This article is about the corporation named BP. For other uses, see BP (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links Red_Arrow_Down. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Bank of America (NYSE: BAC TYO: 8648 ) is the largest commercial bank in the United States in terms of deposits, and the largest company of its kind in the world. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... HSBC logo HSBC Holdings PLC (NYSE: HBC), (LSE: HSBA) , (HKSE: 005) , (Euronext: HSBC) , is one of the largest banking groups in the world. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan. ... This article is about the automaker. ... Image File history File links Red_Arrow_Down. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The United States Federal Government created the Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) (NYSE: FNM), commonly known as Fannie Mae, in 1938 to establish a secondary market for mortgages insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. ...


2003 list

  1. Citigroup
  2. General Electric
  3. American International Group
  4. ExxonMobil
  5. Bank of America
  6. Royal Dutch Shell
  7. BP
  8. Fannie Mae
  9. HSBC Group
  10. Toyota Motor

The complete list is available at http://www.forbes.com/2003/07/02/internationaland.html. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Citigroup Inc. ... Image File history File links Straight_Line_Steady. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... “GE” redirects here. ... Image File history File links Red_Arrow_Down. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... American International Group, Inc. ... Image File history File links Straight_Line_Steady. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... For other uses, see Exon (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Bank of America (NYSE: BAC TYO: 8648 ) is the largest commercial bank in the United States in terms of deposits, and the largest company of its kind in the world. ... Image File history File links Red_Arrow_Down. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Royal Dutch Shell plc is a multinational oil company of British and Dutch origins. ... Image File history File links Straight_Line_Steady. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... This article is about the corporation named BP. For other uses, see BP (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The United States Federal Government created the Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) (NYSE: FNM), commonly known as Fannie Mae, in 1938 to establish a secondary market for mortgages insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). ... Image File history File links Straight_Line_Steady. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... HSBC logo HSBC Holdings PLC (NYSE: HBC), (LSE: HSBA) , (HKSE: 005) , (Euronext: HSBC) , is one of the largest banking groups in the world. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan. ... This article is about the automaker. ...


See also

The Forbes 500 is an annual listing of the top 500 American companies produced by Forbes Magazine. ...

External links

  • The Forbes Global 2000 current list
  • The 2006 list of Global 2000
  • The 2005 list of Global 2000
  • The 2004 list of Global 2000
  • The 2003 list of Global 2000

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