Global 500 
Industry index
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Top 25
Wal-Mart retakes the lead as the world's biggest company. See which other companies top our list.
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Most profitable
Exxon Mobil leads our list of top earners this year. Which other companies are among the most profitable on the planet?
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Money losers
Which automaker lost a whopping $12.6 billion last year? And just how far into the red are stalwarts like Coca-Cola and Tyson Foods?
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A Aerospace and Defense
  Airlines
  Apparel
  Automotive Retailing, Services
B Banks: Commercial and Savings
  Beverages
  Building materials, Glass
C Chemicals
  Computer Services and Software
  Computers, Office Equipment
D Diversified Financials
E Electronics, Electrical Equip.
  Energy
  Engineering, Construction
  Entertainment
F Food and Drug Stores
  Food Consumer Products
  Food Production
  Food Services
  Forest and Paper Products
G General Merchandisers
H Health Care: Insurance and Managed Care
  Health Care: Pharmacy and Other Services
  Homebuilders
  Household and Personal Products
I Industrial and Farm Equipment
  Insurance: Life, Health (mutual)
  Insurance: Life, Health (stock)
  Insurance: P&C (mutual)
  Insurance: P&C (stock)
M Mail, Package, Freight Delivery
  Metals
  Mining, Crude-oil production
  Miscellaneous
  Motor vehicles and Parts
N Network and Other Communications Equipment
O Oil and Gas Equipment, Services
P Petroleum Refining
  Pharmaceuticals
R Railroads
S Securities
  Semiconductors and Other Electronic Components
  Shipping
  Specialty Retailers
T Telecommunications
  Temporary Help
  Tobacco
  Trading
U Utilities
W Wholesalers: Electronics and Office Equipment
  Wholesalers: Health Care
  Wholesalers: Other
From the July 23, 2007 issue
How the Countries Stack Up
United States 162
Japan 67
France 38
Biggest employers
Wal-Mart Stores 1,900,000
State Grid 1,504,000
China National Petroleum 1,086,966
Most profitable companies
Exxon Mobil 39,500.0
Royal Dutch Shell 25,442.0
UAL 22,876.0
Top 5 in Asia
Toyota Motor 204,746.4
Sinopec 131,636.0
China National Petroleum 110,520.2
State Grid 107,185.5
Honda Motor 94,790.5

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