FORTUNE 500

Our annual ranking of America's largest corporations

CEOs

CEO	Company	Rank
Adelson, Sheldon G.	Las Vegas Sands	456
Adkerson, Richard C.	Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold	154
Alexander, Anthony J.	FirstEnergy	179
Allen, Samuel R.	Deere	107
Amos, Daniel P.	AFLAC	130
Anderson, Richard H.	Delta Air Lines	84
Anderson, David R.	American Family Insurance Group	344
Angel, Stephen F.	Praxair	262
Appleton, Steven R.	Micron Technology	432
Armstrong, Greg L.	Plains All American Pipeline	128
Arpey, Gerard J.	AMR	120

Issue date: May 3, 2010.

Top 50 Headquarters

Interactives

A changing landscape

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Watch Wal-Mart grow

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Video

Wal-Mart: Creating a 'green' label

The retail giant, No. 1 on the list, says calculating the environmental impact of its products is good for business. Watch
PetSmart outsmarts the recession

The pet retailer grew profits despite the downturn and jumped 75 positions to No. 393 on the 2010 Fortune 500. Watch
No more homebuilders

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Medtronic's sensors go Web 2.0

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Wall Street's value to society

An all-star panel of business journalists moderated by CNBC's Becky Quick discusses the role Wall Street plays in the economy. Watch

FAQ and methodology

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