THE TOP 25 IN SALES

                        1998 SALES      % CHANGE       97
                       IN MILLIONS      FROM 1997     RANK

1    GENERAL MOTORS      $161,315         -6%            1
2    FORD MOTOR           144,416         -6            2
3    WAL-MART STORES      132,235         17            4
4    EXXON                103,060        -16            3
5    GENERAL ELECTRIC     100,469         11            5
6    IBM                   81,667          4            6
7    CITIGROUP             76,431          6           16
8    PHILIP MORRIS         57,813          3            9
9    BOEING                56,154         23           12
10   MOBIL                 53,566        -19            7
11   AT&T                  53,223          3           10
12   BANKAMERICA           50,777          3           47
13   HEWLETT-PACKARD       47,061         10           14
14   SEARS, ROEBUCK        41,322          0           15
15   PROCTER & GAMBLE      37,602          2           17
16   MERRILL LYNCH         35,853         10           22
17   KMART                 33,032          3           20
18   CHASE MANHATTAN       32,379          6           23
19   TEXACO                 31,70        -32           11
20   BELL ATLANTIC         31,566          5           24
21   FANNIE MAE            31,499         13           29
22   ENRON                 31,260         54           50
23   COMPAQ COMPUTER       31,169         27           37
24   PENNEY (J.C.)         31,113          7           26
25   AIG                   30,847         10           28


THE TOP 25 IN EARNINGS

                         1998 PROFITS   % CHANGE      1997
                         IN MILLIONS   FROM 1997      RANK

1    FORD MOTOR           $22,071        219%           4
2    GENERAL ELECTRIC       9,296         13            2
3    EXXON                  6,440        -24            1
4    MICROSOFT              6,360         63           11
5    IBM                    6,328          4            7
6    INTEL                  6,068        -13            3
7    CITIGROUP              5,807        -13           25
8    PHILIP MORRIS          5,372        -15            6
9    MERCK                  5,248         14            8
10   AT&T                   5,235         23            9
11   BANKAMERICA            5,165        -21           26
12   WAL-MART STORES        4,158         25           15
13   SBC COMMUNICATIONS     4,068        143           51
14   PROCTER & GAMBLE       3,956          9           13
15   CHASE MANHATTAN        3,782          2           12
16   AIG                    3,766         13           16
17   AMERITECH              3,606         57           35
18   COCA-COLA              3,533        -14           10
19   BELLSOUTH              3,527          8           19
20   FANNIE MAE             3,444         12           27
21   MORGAN STANLEY
        DEAN WITTER         3,393         28           32
22   ALLSTATE               3,294          6           24
23   BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB   3,141         -2           22
24   BANK ONE               3,108          5           59
25   JOHNSON & JOHNSON      3,059         -7           17


DATA: STANDARD & POOR'S COMPUSTAT, A DIVISION OF THE MCGRAW-HILL COMPANIES