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U.S. 153
Japan 64
France 39
U.S. Postal Service 785,929
Sinopec 634,011
Hon Hai Precision Industry 550,000
Exxon Mobil $40,610
Royal Dutch Shell $31,331
General Electric $22,208
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Top companies: Most profitable
1 Akzo Nobel 455 45.4
2 BHP Billiton 183 23.1
3 Microsoft 136 22.3
4 Royal Ahold 137 19.7
5 Schlumberger 358 18.6
6 Norsk Hydro 472 18.3
7 Nokia 88 17.9
8 Rosneft Oil 203 17.2
9 Altria Group 190 17.1
10 Petronas 95 17.1
11 GlaxoSmithKline 151 16.9
12 Exxon Mobil 2 16.8
13 América Móvil 283 16.8
14 3M 327 16.6
15 PepsiCo 184 16.3
16 Anglo American 266 16.3
17 Lukoil 90 15.9
18 Novartis 181 15.8
19 Oil & Natural Gas 335 15.8
20 CVRD 235 15.4
21 Occidental Petroleum 420 14.8
22 Publix Super Markets 360 14.7
23 Groupe Danone 423 14.2
24 Formosa Petrochemical 395 14.0
25 Coca-Cola 275 13.8
26 Apple 337 13.8
27 Cisco Systems 218 13.7
28 Johnson & Johnson 107 13.1
29 Centrica 231 12.8
30 Galp Energia 484 12.6
31 China Ocean Shipping 405 12.6
32 Chevron 6 12.6
33 Intel 188 12.5
34 Oracle 462 12.4
35 Valero Energy 49 12.3
36 ABB 256 12.1
37 Roche Group 175 11.8
38 TJX 452 11.7
39 AstraZeneca 265 11.7
40 Royal Dutch Shell 3 11.6
41 Marks & Spencer 460 11.6
42 Accenture 392 11.6
43 British American Tobacco 425 11.4
44 CHS 490 11.2
45 PTT 135 11.1
46 Reliance Industries 206 11.1
47 Raytheon 379 11.1
48 Best Buy 177 11.0
49 Eli Lilly 453 11.0
50 Staples 439 11.0
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