Showing posts with label fortune 500. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fortune 500. Show all posts

Apr 15, 2010

Making those dollars

The top 10 businesses on the Fortune 500 list are:
Wal-Mart
Exxon Mobil
Chevron
General Electric
Bank of America Corp.
ConocoPhillips
AT&T
Ford Motor
J.P Morgan Chase & Co.
Hewlett-Packard
As you ponder the billions of dollars they've made during the Great Recession, also consider this:
In 2009, the Fortune 500 shed 821,000 jobs, the biggest loss in its history -- almost 3.2% of its payroll.
And this:
The star of 2009 is undoubtedly health care. The sector's earnings jumped to an all-time high of $92 billion, placing it second behind tech at $94 billion.