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TOP 50: PROFITS Attribute Rank Fortune 500 Rank Company Profits ($ millions) Industry 1 2 Exxon Mobil 15,320 Petroleum Refining 2 7 Citigroup 14,126 Diversified Financials 3 6 General Electric 13,684 Diversified Financials 4 10 Philip Morris 8,560 Tobacco 5 49 Pfizer 7,788 Pharmaceuticals * 6 9 Intl. Business Machines 7,723 Computers, Office Equipment 7 15 AT&T 7,715 Telecommunications 8 72 Microsoft 7,346 Computer Software 9 24 Merck 7,282 Pharmaceuticals * 10 27 SBC Communications 7,242 Telecommunications 11 19 Bank of America Corp. 6,792 Commercial Banks 12 1 Wal-Mart Stores 6,671 General Merchandisers 13 20 Fannie Mae 5,894 Diversified Financials 14 47 Johnson & Johnson 5,668 Pharmaceuticals * 15 12 American Intl. Group 5,363 Insurance: P & C (stock) 16 96 Bristol-Myers Squibb 5,245 Pharmaceuticals * 17 70 Du Pont 4,339 Chemicals 18 41 Freddie Mac 4,147 Diversified Financials 19 99 Coca-Cola 3,969 Beverages 20 29 Morgan Stanley 3,521 Securities 21 64 Wells Fargo 3,423 Commercial Banks 22 8 ChevronTexaco 3,288 Petroleum Refining 23 116 Washington Mutual 3,114 Savings Institutions 24 18 Home Depot 3,044 Specialty Retailers 25 35 Procter & Gamble 2,922 Household Products 26 16 Boeing 2,827 Aerospace and Defense 27 171 Eli Lilly 2,780 Pharmaceuticals * 28 63 PepsiCo 2,662 Beverages 29 79 Bank One Corp. 2,638 Commercial Banks 30 82 BellSouth 2,570 Telecommunications 31 176 Oracle 2,561 Computer Software 32 55 United Parcel Service 2,399 Mail, Package, Freight Delivery 33 54 Goldman Sachs Group 2,310 Securities 34 145 Wyeth 2,285 Pharmaceuticals * 35 115 Sara Lee 2,266 Food Consumer Products 36 196 Schering-Plough 1,943 Pharmaceuticals * 37 59 United Technologies 1,938 Aerospace and Defense 38 147 Household International 1,924 Diversified Financials 39 14 Duke Energy 1,898 Energy 40 121 U.S. Bancorp 1,707 Commercial Banks 41 159 Anheuser-Busch 1,705 Beverages 42 190 MBNA 1,694 Commercial Banks 43 21 J.P. Morgan Chase 1,694 Commercial Banks 44 81 Phillips Petroleum 1,661 Petroleum Refining 45 139 McDonald's 1,637 Food Services 46 90 Wachovia Corp. 1,619 Commercial Banks 47 141 Kimberly-Clark 1,610 Household Products 48 48 Conoco 1,589 Petroleum Refining 49 123 Abbott Laboratories 1,550 Pharmaceuticals * 50 105 Pharmacia 1,501 Pharmaceuticals * >From the April 15, 2002 Issue Back <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
