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	Goldman Sachs Group	61	87,968	27	11,599	22
2	Morgan Stanley	62	87,879	15	3,209	-57
3	Merrill Lynch	100	64,217	-9	-7,777	-204
4	Lehman Brothers Holdings	113	59,003	26	4,192	5

Rank	Company	Revenues %	Assets %
1	Goldman Sachs Group	87,968	1,119,796
2	Morgan Stanley	87,879	1,045,409
3	Merrill Lynch	64,217	1,020,050
4	Lehman Brothers Holdings	59,003	691,063

From the July 21, 2008 issue