BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : JULY 12, 1999 ISSUE
INTERNATIONAL -- INT'L COVER STORY

How the Giants Stack Up


MARKET VALUE
(BILLIONS OF U.S. DOLLARS)
1 MICROSOFT $407.22
2 GENERAL ELECTRIC 333.05
3 IBM 214.81
4 EXXON 193.92
5 ROYAL DUTCH/SHELL GROUP 191.32
6 WAL-MART STORES 189.55
7 AT&T 186.14
8 INTEL 180.24
9 CISCO SYSTEMS 174.09
10 BP AMOCO 173.87
SHARE-PRICE GAIN
(PERCENTAGE CHANGE FROM 1997 IN U.S. DOLLARS)
1 AMERITRADE HOLDING 1,142%
2 CMGI 834
3 E*TRADE GROUP 723
4 AMAZON.COM 708
5 METROMEDIA FIBER NETWORK 690
6 REALNETWORKS 513
7 AMERICA ONLINE 473
8 YAHOO! 441
9 CHARLES SCHWAB 377
10 ECHOSTAR COMMUNICATIONS 351
SALES
(BILLIONS OF U.S. DOLLARS)
1 GENERAL MOTORS $158.51
2 DAIMLERCHRYSLER 154.62
3 FORD MOTOR 144.42
4 WAL-MART STORES 137.63
5 MITSUBISHI CORP. 129.94
6 EXXON 115.42
7 MITSUI & CO. 114.78
8 TOYOTA MOTOR 104.68
9 GENERAL ELECTRIC 100.47
10 ROYAL DUTCH/SHELL GROUP 93.69
PROFITS
(BILLIONS OF U.S. DOLLARS)
1 GENERAL ELECTRIC $9.30
2 EXXON 6.37
3 IBM 6.33
4 INTEL 6.07
5 FORD MOTOR 5.94
6 CITIGROUP 5.81
7 DAIMLERCHRYSLER 5.81
8 BANK OF AMERICA 5.61
9 PHILIP MORRIS 5.37
10 MERCK 5.25
DATA: MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INC., BUSINESS WEEK

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