Rank # of Global 500 Companies
U.S.	153
Japan	64
France	39

Company	2007 Number of Employees
U.S. Postal Service	785,929
Sinopec	634,011
Hon Hai Precision Industry	550,000

Company	2007 Profits ($ millions)
Exxon Mobil	$40,610
Royal Dutch Shell	$31,331
General Electric	$22,208

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Rank	Company	Global 500 rank	$ millions	% change from 2006	$ millions	% change from 2006
			REVENUES		PROFITS
1	Wal-Mart Stores	1	378,799	8	12,731	13
2	Target	102	63,367	7	2,849	2
3	Sears Holdings	138	50,703	-4	826	-45
4	Fonci�re Euris	205	36,115	12	226	137
5	PPR	284	28,107	21	1,262	47
6	Macy's	304	26,340	-8	893	-10
7	J.C. Penney	429	19,860	0	1,111	-4
8	Marks & Spencer	460	18,106	11	1,649	32

Rank	Company	Revenues %	Assets %
1	Wal-Mart Stores	378,799	163,514
2	Target	63,367	44,560
3	Sears Holdings	50,703	27,397
4	Fonci�re Euris	36,115	37,265
5	PPR	28,107	41,248
6	Macy's	26,340	27,789
7	J.C. Penney	19,860	14,309
8	Marks & Spencer	18,106	14,233

From the July 21, 2008 issue