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Company 2007 rank 2007 Revenues
($ millions)
Lehman Brothers Holdings 37 59,003.0
Wachovia Corp. 38 55,528.0
Washington Mutual 97 25,531.0
Countrywide Financial 104 23,442.1
Electronic Data Systems 115 22,135.0
Anheuser-Busch 149 16,685.7
Bear Stearns 156 16,151.0
Northwest Airlines 213 12,528.0
National City Corp. 226 11,791.3
Trane 241 10,915.1
Alltel 300 8,811.3
Federal-Mogul 355 6,913.9
Performance Food Group 384 6,304.9
Safeco 388 6,208.8
Allied Waste Industries 400 6,118.1
Wm. Wrigley Jr. 448 5,389.1
Longs Drug Stores 453 5,297.9
Energy East 463 5,178.1
Tribune 467 5,112.4
Issue date: May 4, 2009
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Rank # of Fortune 500 Companies
Texas 64
New York 56
California 51
Company 2008 $ (millions)
Exxon Mobil $45,220.0
Chevron $23,931.0
Microsoft $17,681.0
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