"Wealth" Global Company 500 has a half-ten US
Http://finance.sina.com.cn July 13, 2004 09:10 Xinhuanet
Xinhuanet Washington July 12 (Reporter Wang Zhenhua) The United States "Fortune" magazine announced the latest 500 largest companies in the world, the US retailer Wal-Mart continued the first year. Wal-Mart's turnover in 2003 was $ 263 billion, an increase of 7% over the previous year. The second is the British Petroleum Co., Ltd. US companies occupy 5 in the top 10, sequentially ranked third Exxon - Mobil Oil, Fifth General Motor Company, the sixth Ford Motor Company and Ninth General Electric Company. British Bohe Shell company ranked fourth.
Germany's Daimler Chrysler, seventh, Japan's Tutal Oil Company, Total Oil Company in Japan ranked eighth and tenth. If the Runar last year, the US Exxon Mobil Petroleum and Citigroup are ranked first in the first two of $ 2.15 billion and $ 17.9 billion. Wal-Mart's profit is only $ 91 billion, but it is also 13% higher than the previous year. The total income of 500 companies last year reached 149 trillion US dollars, higher than the peak period of $ 14.1 trillion in 2000. Pure profit is US $ 73.1 billion, and the highest record of history is created. In the past 10 years, the "Wealth" magazine ranked 500 largest companies in the world, US companies increased from 151 to 189, and Japan fell from 149 to 82. China has risen from 3 to 15. (Finish)
Fortune "announced the world's top 500 list of 16 Chinese companies invested
Http://www.sina.com.cn July 14, 2004 10:19 China News Net
China News Network July 14th "Fortune" magazine announced the list of 500 companies in 2004, US retail giant Wal-Mart, the first year of the third year, the UK's British Oil Company (BP) The second place from the 5th place last year, 3.3 is Exxon Mobil. And there are 4 companies in China enter it. Over the past 10 years, China enters the world's 500 companies have increased from three to the current 16. The latest enterprises entering the top 500 are the National Grid Corporation, Shanghai Baosteel Group Company, Heshi Huangpu Co., Ltd.
And Shanghai Automotive Industry (Group) Corporation. Other 11 Chinese companies (not included in Taiwan) are: Sinopec, China Petroleum, China Life, China
Communication, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, China Telecom, China Chemical Engineering Import and Export, China Construction Bank, Bank of China, China Agricultural Bank, COFCO Group. A company in Taiwan has entered a list of 500, which is a national life. This year, there were 116 Asian companies entered 500, which were from 8 countries and regions, respectively. Japan continues to be 82 in Asian countries on the list of companies. Secondly, it is China. There is a total of 11 South Korea companies in this year, and 4 of Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand have a list.
2004 Fortune 500 companies top ten 1 Wal-Mart 2 BPC 3 United States Exxon - Mobil Oil Company 4 British Shell Oil Company 5 US General Motor Company 6 US Ford Motor Company 7 Germany Daimler-Chrysler 8 Japan Toyota Motor Company 9 United States General Electric Company 10 France Dalor Oil Company
