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319. American Express

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Rank: 319 (Previous rank: 304)
CEO: Kenneth I. Chenault
Employees: 61,000
Address: 200 Vesey St.
New York, New York 10285
Country: U.S.
Website: www.americanexpress.com

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	$ millions	% change from 2009
Revenues	30,242.0	13.1
Profits	4,057.0	90.5
Assets	147,042.0	--
Stockholders' equity	16,230.0	--

Profits as % of
Revenues	13
Assets	2.8

From the July 25, 2011 issue

Editor's note: Chrysler Group was erroneously omitted from the Global 500 listing. With revenue of $41.9 billion, Chrysler ranks No.205 among all the companies in the world and 61st in the U.S. As a result, Bristol-Myers Squibb, which had ranked No.500, falls off the list. Updates may be found for the full list, rankings by country, and the list of arrivals. Fortune regrets the error.

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