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	Gazprom	47	98,642	22	19,269	-5
2	E.ON	52	94,356	17	9,861	55
3	Suez	97	64,983	15	5,370	19
4	RWE	114	58,383	3	3,640	-25
5	GasTerra	331	24,245	5	49	9
6	Constellation Energy	399	21,193	9	822	-12

Rank	Company	Revenues %	Assets %
1	Gazprom	98,642	279,812
2	E.ON	94,356	200,732
3	Suez	64,983	115,689
4	RWE	58,383	122,274
5	GasTerra	24,245	6,260
6	Constellation Energy	21,193	21,946

From the July 21, 2008 issue