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Apple - Apple (Nasdaq:AAPL) is the high technology consumer electronics company behind the Macintosh (Mac) family of personal computers, the iconic iPod portable music player, and, most... read more 137967 views \| Related: IPhone, Microsoft (MSFT), Intel (INTC)
General Electric Company - General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) is a multinational conglomerate specializing in technology and services. The scale of GE's operations is enormous; in 2008, GE... read more 66029 views \| Related: General Electric Company (GE)/GE Money, General Electric Company (GE)/NBC Universal, General Electric Company (GE)/GE Healthcare
Google - From it early beginnings as an online search company, Google has grown exponentially into a comprehensive internet advertising business and knowledge base. In 2007, annual revenue... read more 63752 views \| Related: Microsoft (MSFT), EBay (EBAY), Apple (AAPL)
Nike - Nike sells athletic footwear and apparel; its revenue in FY (Fiscal Year) 2008 totaled over $18.6 billion, easily the most in its market.[1] Nike has a global reach, with 34% of its... read more 62786 views \| Related: Adidas AG (ADDYY), Target (TGT), Quiksilver (ZQK)	McDonald's - With over 35,000 locations in 100 countries, McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD) is the world's largest fast food restaurant chain. McDonald's operates its own restaurants and franchises... read more 58636 views \| Related: Starbucks (SBUX), Burger King Holdings (BKC), Yum! Brands (YUM)
Citigroup - Citigroup (NYSE:C) is one of the world's largest diversified financial services firms, and generated revenues of over $81 billion in 2007. The firm's principal businesses... read more 57182 views \| Related: Subprime lending, Bank of America (BAC), J P Morgan Chase (JPM)	Starbucks - Starbucks Corporation has stores in 37 countries, and it has built one of the world's most powerful and recognizable brands upon high-quality coffee and the unique "Starbucks... read more 56661 views \| Related: McDonald's (MCD), Luxury Consumption in China, Compounded annual growth rate - CAGR
Wal-Mart - Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) is the world's largest retailer and grocery chain by sales, and in the U.S. it accounts for 7.5% and 21% of consumers' total annual expenditures... read more 49477 views \| Related: 2007 Credit Crunch, Aging Baby Boomers, Apparel - Clothing	Pfizer - Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) is the largest pharmaceutical company in the world. It owns the cholesterol-lowering drug Lipitor, which brings in a quarter of its revenue and is the best... read more 48070 views \| Related: Aging Baby Boomers, JOHNSON & JOHNSON (JNJ), Novartis AG (NVS)
General Motors - General Motors (NYSE: GM) is the biggest of the Big Three, the ponderous American auto manufacturers who have traditionally dominated the North American market. In 2007, the... read more 39884 views \| Related: Aluminum, Auto Makers, Bankruptcy	Exxon Mobil - ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM), an energy company with a product portfolio ranging from crude oil to industrial lubricants. The company has been valued at over $500 billion at its... read more 38806 views \| Related: General Electric Company (GE), Royal Dutch Shell (RDS'A), Oil Prices
Costco Wholesale - Costco (NASDAQ: COST) operates 512 membership warehouses, 80% of which are located in the United States.[1] The company earned $71 billion in revenue in 2008, a 12.5%... read more 35893 views \| Related: BJ's Wholesale Club (BJ), Retail, 2007 Credit Crunch	Coca-Cola Company - The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is the world’s largest manufacturer, distributor, and marketer of non-alcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups. Based in Atlanta,... read more 35175 views \| Related: Pepsico (PEP), Starbucks (SBUX), Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE)
Bank of America - Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC) is one of the world's leading bank holding companies, with 2007 net interest and non-interest incomes of $34.4 billion and $31.8... read more 31876 views \| Related: Wells Fargo (WFC), Citigroup (C), J P Morgan Chase (JPM)	Microsoft - Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) is the world's largest software maker by revenue, and the company's $60.42 billion of revenue in 2008 was an 18% increase over 2007.[1] 80%... read more 30768 views \| Related: Apple (AAPL), Google (GOOG), Yahoo! (YHOO)
Goldman Sachs Group - Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) is a U.S. bank holding company. Goldman Sachs advises corporations on merging with or acquiring other companies, offers trading services, and... read more 29582 views \| Related: Morgan Stanley (MS), Subprime lending, U.S. Economic Cycles	Procter & Gamble Company - Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) is the world's largest producer of household and personal products by revenue. P&G's product line includes 24 brands across... read more 29251 views \| Related: Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL), Clorox Company (CLX), Unilever (UL)
Ford Motor Company - Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) is the world's fourth largest automotive manufacturer by production volume. The company sells vehicles under the Ford, Mercury, Lincoln, and... read more 29048 views \| Related: Auto Makers, Aluminum, Auto Dealerships	Southwest Airlines Company - Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV) is the largest domestic carrier by total passengers, carrying over 101.9 million passengers in 2007 on over 1.1 million... read more 28774 views \| Related: Airline Travel, JetBlue Airways (JBLU), American Airlines (AMR)
Yahoo! - Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO) is an American global Internet services company that operates the Yahoo! Internet portal. It provides a range of products and content, from email and... read more 27046 views \| Related: Google (GOOG), Microsoft (MSFT), EBay (EBAY)	Amazon.com - If Amazon’s 66 million active customers all lived in the same country, it would be the world’s 19th most populous country, larger than every European country except... read more 25372 views \| Related: EBay (EBAY), Apple (AAPL), Google (GOOG)

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Caterpillar - Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) manufactures heavy-duty vehicles and technologies designed for constructing buildings and mining the earth. Worldwide, Caterpillar is the leading... read more 14704 views \| Related: Deere & Company (DE), Terex (TEX), Manufacturing	Monsanto Company - Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) is the largest producer of genetically modified seeds for crops such as corn, soybeans, and cotton. Monsanto beat competitor DuPont (DD) to... read more 13671 views \| Related: Ethanol, Syngenta AG (SYT), Biofuels
Archer-Daniels-Midland - Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM), based out of Decatur, Illinois, is one of the largest commercial "agribusinesses" in the world. It processes cereal... read more 13357 views \| Related: 2008 Financial Crisis, Renewable Energy, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM)	E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company - DuPont (NYSE:DD) is a chemical and technology conglomerate whose business spans the manufacturing of unique materials such as Kevlar and Teflon and... read more 12564 views \| Related: Agriculture, Renewable Energy, Auto Makers
Deere & Company - Deere & Company (NYSE: DE) is the world's leading manufacturer of agricultural and forestry equipment. In FY 2007 Deere generated over $24.1 billion in revenue with... read more 9875 views \| Related: Caterpillar (CAT), AGCO (AG), CNH Global N.V. (CNH)	Plum Creek Timber Company - Plum Creek Timber Company (NYSE:PCL), the largest private landowner in the U.S., is a major timber producer in the U.S. The company's motto is "maximize the... read more 8427 views \| Related: Cellulosic ethanol, Weyerhaeuser Company (WY), Interest Rates
Bunge - Bunge (NYSE:BG) is an agribusiness and food company that is the largest producer of soybean oil and which has an immense stake in the South American fertilizer market. It also deals... read more 8402 views \| Related: Ethanol, Renewable Energy, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM)	Weyerhaeuser Company - Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE: WY) is one of the largest integrated forest product companies, with annual revenues of nearly US$ 22 billion. As an oft-cited example of... read more 8381 views \| Related: Plum Creek Timber Company (PCL), U.S. – China Trade Dispute, The Internet Impact
Mosaic Company - Mosaic (NYSE: MOS) is the world’s largest producer of phosphate and second largest producer of potash, two crop nutrients which are primary ingredients in producing... read more 7824 views \| Related: Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan (POT), Ethanol, Agrium (AGU)	ConAgra Foods - ConAgra Foods (NYSE: CAG) is a major manufacturer, packager, and distributor of consumer and commercial food products. It owns and operates brands such as Healthy Choice,... read more 7800 views \| Related: Kraft Foods (KFT), Commodities, General Mills (GIS)
Agrium - Agrium Inc. (NYSE:AGU) makes fertilizer. Biofuel production has increased the demand for grain crops and, as a consequence, Agrium's fertilizer products. In Q1 of fiscal year 2008,... read more 6172 views \| Related: Mosaic Company (MOS), Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan (POT), Citation	AGCO - AGCO (NYSE: AG) is the 3rd largest manufacturer of agricultural equipment world-wide. The company makes products such as tractors and combines, and distributes its products through... read more 4857 views \| Related: Deere & Company (DE), CNH Global N.V. (CNH), Ethanol
Rayonier Inc. REIT - Rayonier (NYSE: RYN) is a real estate investment trust that manages timberland and produces basic wood products (i.e. lumber and wood chips) and fibers that are used... read more 4623 views \| Related: Plum Creek Timber Company (PCL), Cellulosic ethanol, Corn	Terex - [1] Terex (NYSE: TEX) manufactures equipment for the construction and mining industries. Construction firms such as Fluor (FLR) and Foster Wheeler (FWLT) buy Terex's cranes,... read more 4473 views \| Related: Caterpillar (CAT), Joy Global (JOYG), CNH Global N.V. (CNH)
Terra Nitrogen Company - Terra Nitrogen Company, owned in majority by Terra Industries, operates the fourth largest nitrogen fertilizer production facility in the U.S.[1] Driven by rising... read more 4363 views \| Related: 2008 Financial Crisis, Agrium (AGU), Ammonia	Bucyrus International - Bucyrus International (NASDAQ: BUCY) manufactures mining equipment used to extract coal, copper, iron ore and gold. As such, Commodities Prices directly affect... read more 4294 views \| Related: Terex (TEX), Central Europe and Russia Fund (CEE), Coal Power
Manitowoc Company - Manitowoc (NYSE: MTW) manufacturers cranes, food service equipment, and shipping vessels. Crane production and service accounted for 81% of MTW's $4 billion in 2007... read more 3840 views \| Related: Terex (TEX), AGCO (AG), Aging Baby Boomers	Joy Global - Joy Global, Inc. (NASDAQ: JOYG) manufactures mining equipment used to extract coal, copper, and iron ore. commodity prices directly impact the demand for Joy Global's products... read more 3767 views \| Related: Bucyrus International (BUCY), CNH Global N.V. (CNH), AGCO (AG)
Syngenta AG - Syngenta AG is a global provider of agribusiness products and solutions. The company's major products include herbicides, insecticides and fungicides, and field crop,... read more 3503 views \| Related: AstraZeneca (AZN), Novartis AG (NVS), Corn	Verenium Corporation - Verenium Corporation (NASDAQ: VRNM) is a biotechnology firm that produces enzymes used in industrial processes and agricultural feedstocks. The company also does U.S.... read more 3405 views \| Related: Biofuels, Bluefire Ethanol (BFRE), Pacific Ethanol (PEIX)
KMG Chemicals - Headquartered in Houston, Texas, KMG Chemicals(NASDAQ: KMGB) produces and distributes established specialty chemicals in niche markets in North America and globally. The... read more 3132 views \| Related: Biotechnology, Construction, Home Depot (HD)	CNH Global N.V. - CNH Global N.V. is engaged in the agriculture and construction equipment business. The company was created in 1999 as a result of a merger between New Holland N.V. and... read more 3113 views
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Apple - Apple (Nasdaq:AAPL) is the high technology consumer electronics company behind the Macintosh (Mac) family of personal computers, the iconic iPod portable music player, and, most... read more 137967 views \| Related: IPhone, Microsoft (MSFT), Intel (INTC)	General Electric Company - General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) is a multinational conglomerate specializing in technology and services. The scale of GE's operations is enormous; in 2008, GE... read more 66029 views \| Related: General Electric Company (GE)/GE Money, General Electric Company (GE)/NBC Universal, General Electric Company (GE)/GE Healthcare
Nike - Nike sells athletic footwear and apparel; its revenue in FY (Fiscal Year) 2008 totaled over $18.6 billion, easily the most in its market.[1] Nike has a global reach, with 34% of its... read more 62786 views \| Related: Adidas AG (ADDYY), Target (TGT), Quiksilver (ZQK)	Procter & Gamble Company - Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) is the world's largest producer of household and personal products by revenue. P&G's product line includes 24 brands across... read more 29251 views \| Related: Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL), Clorox Company (CLX), Unilever (UL)
Ford Motor Company - Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) is the world's fourth largest automotive manufacturer by production volume. The company sells vehicles under the Ford, Mercury, Lincoln, and... read more 29048 views \| Related: Auto Makers, Aluminum, Auto Dealerships	Walt Disney Company - The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) is a leading media and entertainment conglomerate, earning over $43 billion in revenue in 2007. The company is divided into four... read more 20521 views \| Related: Time Warner (TWX), Dreamworks Animation SKG (DWA), Impact of Internet Advertising
Best Buy - Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) is the largest U.S. consumer electronics retailer by revenue, with $40 billion in net sales in fiscal 2008.[1] However, the global economic slowdown has... read more 19758 views \| Related: Apple (AAPL), Retail, Costco Wholesale (COST)	Harley-Davidson - With half the US market and a third of the global one, Harley-Davidson is the largest manufacturer of heavyweight motorcycles in the world, marketing products under the... read more 19641 views \| Related: Honda Motor Company (HMC), Manufacturing, Suzuki Motor (SZKMF)
Suntech Power Holdings - Suntech Power Holdings produces photovoltaic (PV) equipment that converts light energy into electricity. Its competitive niche is in the middle of the PV supply... read more 18978 views \| Related: Solar Power, First Solar (FSLR), JA Solar Holdings, (JASO)	Gap - The Gap, Inc. is a clothing retailer based in the United States, operating 3,200 retail stores under three distinct apparel brand names – "Gap", "Old Navy", and "Banana Republic."... read more 18601 views \| Related: Retail, Target (TGT), Kohl's (KSS)
InBev (Anheuser-Busch Companies (BUD)) - Anheuser-Busch generated gross sales of $19 billion and produced over 125 million barrels of beer in 2007[1], ranking it as the largest alcohol brewer in the... read more 18432 views \| Related: Acquired, Aluminum, Biofuels	Abbott Laboratories - Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) is the largest company in the nutritional products market and the second largest company in the worldwide market for diagnostic... read more 18243 views \| Related: Amgen (AMGN), Abbott Laboratories (ABT), Cardiac Disease
Pepsico - PepsiCo Inc. (NYSE:PEP) is a leading global manufacturer, distributor, and marketer of food and beverages. PepsiCo is a conglomerate comprised of four divisions: PepsiCo Beverages... read more 17948 views \| Related: Coca-Cola Company (KO), Pepsi Bottling Group (PBG), Kraft Foods (KFT)	Adidas AG - adidas Group, the parent company of adidas, Reebok and TaylorMade Golf, is the world's second largest maker of athletic footwear, apparel and equipment by sales (2007). ... read more 17001 views \| Related: Nike (NKE), Callaway Golf Company (ELY), Under Armour (UA)
Kraft Foods - Headquartered in Northfield, Illinois, Kraft Foods Inc. (NYSE: KFT) is the largest food and beverage company headquartered in North America and the second-largest in the world... read more 16998 views \| Related: Kellogg Company (K), Nestle (NSRGY), Altria Group (MO)	Dell - Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) is a global vendor of personal computers and is one of the largest companies in America, employing over 65,000 people and earning revenues of $61.1 billion in... read more 15751 views \| Related: Hewlett-Packard Company (HPQ), Apple (AAPL), Commoditization of PCs
Evergreen Solar - Evergreen Solar is a growing producer of silicon ribbon solar wafers, cells, modules, silicon wafers, and systems. Growth in solar panel efficiency over the last few... read more 14933 views \| Related: Suntech Power Holdings (STP), First Solar (FSLR), Solar Power	Sony - Sony Corporation (TYO: 6758; NYSE: SNE) is an international corporation with major businesses in electronics, video games, movies, and finance. The Japan-based company is one of the... read more 14561 views \| Related: Sony (SNE), Warner Music Group (WMG), Game Consoles Wars: Xbox 360 vs. PS3 vs. Wii
Hewlett-Packard Company - Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) is a diversified technology company that has reached several key milestones in recent years. The company became the leading information... read more 13878 views \| Related: International Business Machines (IBM), Dell (DELL), Lexmark International (LXK)	Sprint Nextel - Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S) is the third-largest wireless carrier in the United States by number of subscribers, serving 51.9 million wireless customers as of Q208.[1] Sprint’s... read more 13690 views \| Related: Verizon Communications (VZ), AT&T (T), WiMAX vs WCDMA
Kellogg Company - With 2007 sales of nearly $12 billion, Kellogg is the world’s leading producer of cereal and one of the largest producers of convenience foods[1]. With sales in over 180... read more 12976 views \| Related: General Mills (GIS), Kraft Foods (KFT), 2008 Financial Crisis	Campbell Soup Company - Since its founding over 125 years ago, Campbell's Soup Company (NYSE: CPB) has grown to be the largest producer of soup in the world. It has a 60% market share in... read more 12655 views \| Related: General Mills (GIS), 2008 Financial Crisis, Aging Baby Boomers
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General Electric Company - General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) is a multinational conglomerate specializing in technology and services. The scale of GE's operations is enormous; in 2008, GE... read more 66029 views \| Related: General Electric Company (GE)/GE Money, General Electric Company (GE)/NBC Universal, General Electric Company (GE)/GE Healthcare	Exxon Mobil - ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM), an energy company with a product portfolio ranging from crude oil to industrial lubricants. The company has been valued at over $500 billion at its... read more 38806 views \| Related: General Electric Company (GE), Royal Dutch Shell (RDS'A), Oil Prices
First Solar - First Solar makes cadmium telluride (CdTe) glass substrate based thin film photovoltaic (PV) panels, which are used to convert sunlight into electricity. Unlike other... read more 20306 views \| Related: Suntech Power Holdings (STP), Basis point (bps), Global Climate Change	Suntech Power Holdings - Suntech Power Holdings produces photovoltaic (PV) equipment that converts light energy into electricity. Its competitive niche is in the middle of the PV supply... read more 18978 views \| Related: Solar Power, First Solar (FSLR), JA Solar Holdings, (JASO)
BP - BP is one of the six oil majors and, with 2007 revenues of $284 billion, the third-largest petroleum company in the world.[1] The production of crude oil and natural gas makes up 83% of... read more 17891 views \| Related: Exxon Mobil (XOM), Renewable Energy, Royal Dutch Shell (RDS'A)	Vestas - Vestas Wind Systems is the largest manufacturer of wind turbines and systems in the world. With 4.5 GW of deliveries in 28 countries, Vestas produced enough turbines in 2007 to... read more 16779 views \| Related: 2007 Credit Crunch, 2008 Financial Crisis, Global Climate Change
Petrobras - Brazilian Petroleum Corporation (or Petroleo Brasileiro, also known as Petrobras NYSE:PBR) is the national oil company of Brazil, holding a virtual monopoly on... read more 15145 views \| Related: Deepwater Oil Exploration, SINOPEC Shangai Petrochemical Company (SNP), Royal Dutch Shell (RDS'A)	Evergreen Solar - Evergreen Solar is a growing producer of silicon ribbon solar wafers, cells, modules, silicon wafers, and systems. Growth in solar panel efficiency over the last few... read more 14933 views \| Related: Suntech Power Holdings (STP), First Solar (FSLR), Solar Power
Transocean - Transocean's merger with GlobalSantaFe added 59 rigs to this oil drilling company's arsenal[1]; as of May 2008, the company owned 138 mobile offshore drilling platforms,... read more 14470 views \| Related: Deepwater Oil Exploration, Diamond Offshore Drilling (DO), Weatherford International (WFT)	Royal Dutch Shell - Royal Dutch Shell Company (LON: RDSA) (Shell) is one of the largest private sector energy companies in the world. The company is engaged in the... read more 13849 views \| Related: BP (BP), Exxon Mobil (XOM), CONOCOPHILLIPS (COP)
ConocoPhillips - ConocoPhillips is one of the six oil majors - the largest publicly-traded, vertically integrated oil companies in the world. It operates in all sectors of the oil and... read more 13394 views \| Related: Exxon Mobil (XOM), CONOCOPHILLIPS (COP), BP (BP)	Chevron Corporation - The Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) is the second largest energy company in the U.S., and is an oil and gas company engaged in exploration, production, refining,... read more 13278 views \| Related: LUKOIL (LUKOY), 2007 Credit Crunch, 2008 Financial Crisis
Schlumberger N.V. - Schlumberger Limited (NYSE:SLB) is the world's largest provider of oilfield services and has been the industry's technological leader for several decades. Schlumberger... read more 12164 views \| Related: Halliburton Company (HAL), Oil Prices, Baker Hughes (BHI)	Valero Energy - Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE: VLO) is one of the largest petroleum refiners in North America. The companies operating in the petroleum refining industry process crude oil... read more 11869 views \| Related: Exxon Mobil (XOM), Valero Energy (VLO), BP (BP)
Chesapeake Energy - Chesapeake Energy is one of the largest independent natural gas companies in the U.S., with proven reserves of over 10.6 trillion cubic feet equivalent[1], over 90% of... read more 11199 views \| Related: Oil & Gas Drilling & Exploration, Apache (APA), Devon Energy (DVN)	Suzlon Energy Limited - Suzlon Energy Limited is a wind energy company based in India that produces wind turbine power generators, wind park packages, and product servicing and has an... read more 10989 views \| Related: 2008 Financial Crisis, Bombay Stock Exchange, Carbon Trading
Halliburton Company - Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) is a top three provider of support services for early stage energy production with 2007 total revenues of $15.3B and operating income of... read more 10912 views \| Related: Schlumberger N.V. (SLB), Baker Hughes (BHI), Transocean (RIG)	Exelon Energy Corp - Exelon Corp. is one of the nation's largest electrical utilities, with over 5.4 million retail customers and over 33,000 Megawatts in energy capacity (1 MW can power approximately... read more 10671 views \| Related: American Electric Power Company (AEP), Carbon Trading, Global Climate Change
Dominion Resources - Dominion Resources (D) is an electric and natural gas utility. Dominion Resources generated in excess of $15 billion in revenues in 2007 and has approximately 26,500... read more 8997 views \| Related: Electric Utilities, Allegheny Energy (AYE), American Electric Power Company (AEP)	Massey Energy Company - Massey Energy Company (MEE) is America's 4th largest coal producer by revenue. Operating in the Central Appalachia region, which includes West Virginia, Virginia,... read more 8446 views \| Related: Peabody Energy (BTU), Coal Power, Clean Coal
Peabody Energy - Peabody Energy is a coal company that runs mines across the U.S. and in Australia. As the largest company in the largest section of the energy industry, Peabody is in a... read more 8191 views \| Related: Coal Power, Massey Energy Company (MEE), CONSOL Energy (CNX)	Entergy - Entergy is one of the nation’s largest utility operators, with annual revenues around $11 billion and 2007 operating income at $1.167 billion[1]. Entergy is also the nation's... read more 8132 views \| Related: Nuclear Energy, Carbon Trading, American Electric Power Company (AEP)
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Nike - Nike sells athletic footwear and apparel; its revenue in FY (Fiscal Year) 2008 totaled over $18.6 billion, easily the most in its market.[1] Nike has a global reach, with 34% of its... read more 62786 views \| Related: Adidas AG (ADDYY), Target (TGT), Quiksilver (ZQK)	Abercrombie & Fitch Company - Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF) sells its own brand of fashion-conscious clothing and accessories to a customer base that is primarily under 30 years... read more 23163 views \| Related: Gap (GPS), Aeropostale (ARO), American Eagle Outfitters (AEO)
Target - Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) is one of the top ten largest retailers in the U.S. by sales, and the second largest in the general retail industry. Target generated $63.3 billion of... read more 22316 views \| Related: Wal-Mart (WMT), 2007 Credit Crunch, Credit Services	Gap - The Gap, Inc. is a clothing retailer based in the United States, operating 3,200 retail stores under three distinct apparel brand names – "Gap", "Old Navy", and "Banana Republic."... read more 18601 views \| Related: Retail, Target (TGT), Kohl's (KSS)
American Eagle Outfitters - American Eagle (NYSE: AEO) is a mall-based apparel and accessories retailer that sells its own brands of products throughout the U.S. and Canada. AEO operates... read more 18040 views \| Related: Abercrombie & Fitch Company (ANF), Aeropostale (ARO), Gap (GPS)	Macy's Inc. - Macy’s Inc. (NYSE:M), formerly known as Federated Department Stores, Inc., is a national clothing retailer. It sells men's, women's and children's clothes and accessories.... read more 17924 views \| Related: Nordstrom (JWN), Saks (SKS), Kohl's (KSS)
Adidas AG - adidas Group, the parent company of adidas, Reebok and TaylorMade Golf, is the world's second largest maker of athletic footwear, apparel and equipment by sales (2007). ... read more 17001 views \| Related: Nike (NKE), Callaway Golf Company (ELY), Under Armour (UA)	Aeropostale - Aeropostale (NYSE: ARO) sells its own brand of apparel and accessories to the highly targeted--and highly fickle--14 to 17 year old demographic. The company sells its... read more 16961 views \| Related: Abercrombie & Fitch Company (ANF), American Eagle Outfitters (AEO), Pacific Sunwear of California (PSUN)
Polo Ralph Lauren - Since its launch in 1967, Polo Ralph Lauren has grown into a premier global player in the design, distribution, and marketing of lifestyle products such as men’s,... read more 14743 views \| Related: J. Crew Group (JCG), Guess? (GES), Gap (GPS)	J. Crew Group - J.Crew sells men's, women's and children's apparel and accessories through a chain of company owned retail stores located throughout North America. The company markets a... read more 14404 views \| Related: Polo Ralph Lauren (RL), Jones Apparel Group (JNY), 2007 Credit Crunch
Coach - Coach Inc. (NYSE: COH) is a leading retailer of premium handbags and accessories, located primarily in North America and Japan. It is a company that has based its image on... read more 14217 views \| Related: Luxury Consumption, Macy's Inc. (M), Downturns in Asian economies	Sears Holdings - Sears Holdings (NASDAQ: SHLD) is the fourth largest retail company in the United States, generating over $50 billion in sales in 2007 from 3,791 stores throughout the... read more 13693 views \| Related: Macy's Inc. (M), Target (TGT), Kohl's (KSS)
Kohl's - Kohl’s (NYSE:KSS) is a U.S. retailer, operating 1,004 department stores nationwide as of November 2008.[1] Kohl's appeals to middle-class consumers with discounted branded and... read more 13116 views \| Related: Macy's Inc. (M), Retail, J.C. Penney (JCP)	Under Armour - Under Armour is a sportswear company that has built a leading brand name in the emerging market for hi-tech athletic gear [1]. The company uses patented synthetic fabrics in... read more 12608 views \| Related: Adidas AG (ADDYY), Dick's Sporting Goods (DKS), Nike (NKE)
J.C. Penney - [edit] Business and Financials J.C. Penney is a leading retailer with 1,067 stores in the United States and Puerto Rico. The company divides its merchandise into several... read more 12547 views \| Related: Target (TGT), 2007 Credit Crunch, Department Store Consolidation	Limited Brands - Limited Brands (NYSE: LTD) is one of the largest specialty retailers in the United States, operating 2,926 stores throughout North America.[1] Two well-known brands, Bath... read more 11267 views \| Related: Abercrombie & Fitch Company (ANF), American Eagle Outfitters (AEO), Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY)
LVMH Moet Hennessy L.V. - Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton sells luxury goods such as wine, clothing, jewelry, and cosmetics. Its namesake brands - including Dom Pérignon, Fendi and... read more 10963 views \| Related: Luxury Consumption, Fashion, LVMH Moet Hennessy L.V. (LVMUY)	Dillard's - Dillard’s (NYSE:DDS) operates a chain of department stores across the U.S., with 324 stores open nationwide as of November 2008.[1] Since the U.S. recession began at the end... read more 10653 views \| Related: Macy's Inc. (M), Department Stores, 2008 Financial Crisis
Foot Locker - Foot Locker (NYSE: FL) sells more athletic shoes than any other retailer in the U.S. The company offers athletic footwear and clothes in nearly 4,000 stores across North... read more 10569 views \| Related: Nike (NKE), Finish Line (FINL), Dick's Sporting Goods (DKS)	Nordstrom - Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) sells apparel, shoes, cosmetics and accessories to customers who are typically between 25-54 years of age and generate a household income in excess of... read more 10112 views \| Related: Luxury Consumption, Macy's Inc. (M), Saks (SKS)
Lululemon - Lululemon Athletica (NYSE: LULU) is a retailer that sells yoga gear for women but is branching out into other kinds of active wear. The company operates 78 stores mostly in... read more 8500 views \| Related: Abercrombie & Fitch Company (ANF), Adidas AG (ADDYY), Apparel - Clothing	Estee Lauder Companies - The Estee Lauder Companies manufactures and sells skin care, makeup, fragrance, and hair care products in 140 countries. EL distributes its products through a... read more 7824 views \| Related: L'oreal (LRLCY), Avon Products (AVP), Elizabeth Arden (RDEN)
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Wynn Resorts - Wynn Resorts Ltd (NASDAQ: WYNN) develops, owns, and operates destination casino resorts. Wynn Resorts currently has two destination casinos at the Wynn Las Vegas and the... read more 10964 views \| Related: Las Vegas Sands (LVS), Boyd Gaming (BYD), Macau Tourism	Starwood Hotels & Resorts - Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide (NYSE:HOT) is one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the industry. It operates a diversified... read more 10603 views \| Related: 2008 Financial Crisis, 2009 Financial Crisis, Average Daily Rate - Hotels (ADR)
Marriott International - Marriott International Inc. (NYSE:MAR) is one of the leading worldwide operators and franchiser of hotels and related lodging facilities. Marriott pioneered the... read more 10567 views \| Related: Choice Hotels International (CHH), Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG), Hilton Hotels	Las Vegas Sands - Las Vegas Sands(NYSE:LVS) owns and operates casinos in Las Vegas and Macau. The company generates over 70% of its revenue from its casinos, with dining, conventions,... read more 8483 views \| Related: MGM MIRAGE (MGM), Wynn Resorts (WYNN), Macau Tourism
Loews - This article discusses the holding company Loews. For the home improvement company, see Lowe's Companies (LOW). Loews Corporation (NYSE: L) is a holding company with subsidiaries in... read more 7967 views \| Related: Altria Group (MO), Cigarette excise taxes, Credit Ratings Agencies	Intercontinental Hotels Group - Intercontinental Hotels Group (NYSE: IHG) is the largest hotel company by number of rooms, with 590,361 rooms in over 100 countries around the world.[1] It... read more 7139 views \| Related: Marriott International (MAR), Wyndham Worldwide (WYN), Average Daily Rate - Hotels (ADR)
MGM MIRAGE - MGM Mirage (NYSE:MGM) runs hotels and casinos throughout the world, most notably in Las Vegas and burgeoning Macau. The company generates slightly less than half of its... read more 6395 views \| Related: Wynn Resorts (WYNN), Las Vegas Sands (LVS), Macau Tourism	Boyd Gaming - Boyd Gaming (NYSE: BYD) owns and operates 16 casinos in Nevada, Mississippi, Illinois, Louisiana, Indiana and Florida. They are also a 50% partner in The Borgata Hotel Casino... read more 5428 views \| Related: Airline Travel, Harrah's Entertainment, Las Vegas Sands (LVS)
Expedia - Expedia is the world's largest online travel company by transaction volume. Through its portfolio of travel websites, including Expedia.com, Hotels.com and Hotwire.com, the... read more 5150 views \| Related: Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY), Airline Travel, Delta Air Lines Inc. (DAL)	Wyndham Worldwide - Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (WYN.NYSE) is one of the leading providers of hospitality products and services in the world. Wyndham's is the world's largest hotel... read more 4872 views \| Related: Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG), Aging Baby Boomers, Investing in China
Choice Hotels International - Choice Hotels International (NYSE:CHH) is a leading worldwide franchisor of hotels and the nation’s first hotel chain (1941). The company franchises over... read more 4783 views \| Related: Marriott International (MAR), U.S. Economic Cycles, Airline Travel	Penn National Gaming - Penn National Gaming (PENN) owns 12 casinos, 7 racetracks, and off-track betting facilities in 14 states and in Ontario, Canada. State regulations are a mixed bag... read more 3845 views \| Related: Boyd Gaming (BYD), Compounded annual growth rate - CAGR, FORTRESS INVESTMENT GROUP (FIG)
Melco PBL Entertainment - Melco-PBL Entertainment (NASDAQ: MPEL) develops, owns and operates casinos in Macau, China. It is the only pure-play Macau casino traded on U.S. exchanges, and one... read more 3245 views \| Related: Las Vegas Sands (LVS), Macau Tourism, MGM MIRAGE (MGM)	Ameristar Casinos - Ameristar Casinos (NASDAQ:ASCA) runs eight casino resorts in the Midwestern U.S. Unlike other casino operators such as Wynn Resorts (WYNN) or Las Vegas Sands (LVS)... read more 2650 views \| Related: Resorts & Casinos, Boyd Gaming (BYD), Harrah's Entertainment
Orient-Express Hotels - Orient-Express Hotels (NYSE: OEH) is a hotel and leisure group, which is focused on the luxury market. The company owns and operates luxury hotels, restaurants,... read more 2401 views \| Related: FOUR SEASONS HOTEL (FS), Marriott International (MAR), Airline Travel	Century Casinos - Century Casinos (NASDAQ: CNTY) owns 6 casino hotels in four countries: the United States, Canada, South Africa, and the Czech Republic. Century also runs casinos on... read more 2362 views \| Related: Cruise lines, U.S. Economic Cycles, Exchange Rates
Monarch Casino & Resort - Monarch Casino & Resort (NASDAQ: MCRI) owns and operates the Atlantis Casino Resort Spa, a hotel/casino facility in Reno. The facility includes 50,000... read more 2351 views \| Related: Resorts & Casinos, Government Regulatory Agencies, Revenue	Lodgian - Lodgian (AMEX:LGN) is franchise hotel company with 46 hotels in the U.S. and Canada. As a franchise operator, Lodgian does not own a hotel "brand" - a name like Hilton or Holiday... read more 2165 views \| Related: Investing in China, Choice Hotels International (CHH), Franchising
Vail Resorts - Vail Resorts owns 5 ski resorts in Colorado, California, and Nevada, along with a luxury hotel chain and several golf courses. However, 71% of Vail's 2007 revenue came from... read more 2087 views \| Related: Average Daily Rate - Hotels (ADR), Gross Domestic Product, Hotel	Great Wolf Resorts - Great Wolf Resorts is a chain of 10 indoor water park hotels. The company's resorts, in eight U.S. states and Ontario, Canada, are located in areas with cold winters... read more 1992 views \| Related: Average Daily Room Rate, Cedar Fair, L.P. (FUN), Occupancy
Isle of Capri Casinos - Isle of Capri Casinos (NASDAQ: ISLE) owns casinos catering to a middle-class clientele. Its 18 casinos are located in Missouri, Mississippi, Louisiana, Florida,... read more 1547 views \| Related: Airline Travel, Ameristar Casinos (ASCA), Boyd Gaming (BYD)	Empire Resorts - Empire Resorts (NASDAQ:NYNY) owns video game machines (VGMs) and racetracks. 82% of Empire's 2007 revenues[1] came from its VGM operations, while only 10.6% comes from... read more 1444 views \| Related: Dover Downs Gaming & Entertainment (DDE), Harrah's Entertainment, Interest Rates
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American International Group - American International Group, Inc. (NYSE:AIG) provides insurance and financial services in both the United States and abroad. One of the largest companies in... read more 19687 views \| Related: Prudential Financial (PRU), Underwriting profit, Barclays (BCS)	Berkshire Hathaway - Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. is an insurance company that actively invests its float, or the money taken in from premiums before claims are paid out. Berkshire is actually... read more 13152 views \| Related: Allstate (ALL), Wesco Financial (WSC), Float
Allstate - The Allstate Company (ALL) provides a range of insurance products to clients, including auto, homeowner and life insurance. In order to maintain margins in increasingly... read more 10344 views \| Related: Interest Rates, Hurricane Season, How the Insurance Business Works	Loews - This article discusses the holding company Loews. For the home improvement company, see Lowe's Companies (LOW). Loews Corporation (NYSE: L) is a holding company with subsidiaries in... read more 7967 views \| Related: Altria Group (MO), Cigarette excise taxes, Credit Ratings Agencies
Prudential Financial - Prudential Financial Inc. (Public NYSE: PRU) is one of the largest group and individual life insurance providers and variable annuity distributors in the United... read more 7877 views \| Related: American International Group (AIG), Aging Baby Boomers, How the Insurance Business Works	AFLAC - Aflac (NYSE:AFL-Founded in 1955 by three brothers (John, Paul and Bill Amos), AFLAC is a health and life insurance company based in Columbus, Georgia, with branches throughout the... read more 7178 views \| Related: American International Group (AIG), Combined Ratio, Dividend aristocrats
UnitedHealth Group - UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) is the parent company of various other health services organizations and health insurers. With $75.4 billion in revenue for 2007, UNH is... read more 6559 views \| Related: Humana (HUM), Pharmaceuticals - Political pressure, Pharma & Healthcare	Ambac Financial Group - Ambac Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:ABK) is a holding company which has two main subsidiaries: financial guarantee and financial services. Its primary business, the... read more 6474 views \| Related: Monoline bond insurers, MBIA (MBI), 2007 Credit Crunch
Aetna - Aetna Inc. (NYSE: AET) is the third largest healthcare provider in the United States. Based in Hartford, Connecticut, Aetna sells a wide range of health and life insurance products... read more 6465 views \| Related: UnitedHealth Group (UNH), CIGNA Corporation (CI), NYSE Euronext (NYX)	MetLife - MetLife (NYSE: MET) is one of the largest insurance and financial services companies in the U.S; the company collected $27.8 billion in premiums for FY2007. It has a very diverse... read more 6350 views \| Related: Allstate (ALL), Aging Baby Boomers, Investing in China
Progressive Corporation - The Progressive Corporation (PGR) is an American auto insurance company that operates in every state but Massachusetts. Most auto insurance companies offer different kinds of... read more 5498 views \| Related: Allstate (ALL), Auto Makers, Consumer credit	MBIA - MBIA, Inc., (originally the Municipal Bond Insurance Agency) is a financial services company known as a monoline insurer. MBIA and its competitors, such as Ambac, insure securitized... read more 4553 views \| Related: Ambac Financial Group (ABK), Monoline bond insurers, 2007 Credit Crunch
Principal Financial Group - The Principal Financial Group (PFG)[1] is a financial services firm that manages 401(k) plans and pensions for businesses and their employees. The company also... read more 4499 views \| Related: Interest Rates, Health & Wellness, Aging Baby Boomers	Reinsurance Group of America - Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. (NYSE:RGA) is the second-largest life insurance reinsurer in the U.S. with a 16% market share and a total of approximately... read more 3048 views \| Related: AEGON N.V. (AEG), Aging Baby Boomers, 2007 Credit Crunch
Aon - Aon’s operations can be divided into three core groups: Insurance, warranties, and consulting. Aon’s insurance operations are aimed largely at corporations and wealthy individuals.... read more 1927 views	UnumProvident - The Unum Group provides individual and group income-protection insurance. Unum also offers long-term care insurance, group benefits, and life insurance. It is the largest... read more 1791 views
Conseco - Conesco emerged from bankruptcy in 2003, after which it has focused on insurance. It relies heavily on its Medicare, fixed-annuities, and long-term care operations, but also... read more 1680 views	StanCorp Financial Group - StanCorp Financial Group is a holding company with subsidiaries in insurance and asset management. Its insurance subsidiary offers group and individual disability... read more 1403 views
Assurant - Headquartered in New York's financial district, Assurant, Inc. is a premier provider of specialized insurance products in North America and selected other markets. The company... read more 1156 views	American National Insurance Company - American National Insurance Company and its subsidiaries operate primarily in the insurance industry. The company offers a line of insurance coverages,... read more 341 views
Sampo A - Contents 1 Company Overview 1.1 Business and Financial Metrics 1.2 Business Segments 2 Key Trends and Forces 3 Competitors 4 References if (window.showTocToggle) { var... read more 164 views	Helphire Group - Helphire Group plc is a United Kingdom-based company is engaged in the provision of non-fault accident management assistance and related services. The Company's main... read more 45 views
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General Electric Company - General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) is a multinational conglomerate specializing in technology and services. The scale of GE's operations is enormous; in 2008, GE... read more 66029 views \| Related: General Electric Company (GE)/GE Money, General Electric Company (GE)/NBC Universal, General Electric Company (GE)/GE Healthcare	Coinstar - Coinstar(NASDAQ:CSTR) operates coin-counting kiosks in grocery stores. A customer dump coins into a coinstar machine and paper money instead. The company typically charges an... read more 21360 views \| Related: AT&T (T), Blockbuster (BBI), Cash Technologies (TQ)
3M Company - 3M is a diversified manufacturer with one of the highest international presences of any multi-industry company. With products such as Post-It Notes and Scotch Tape as well as... read more 13785 views \| Related: Tyco International (TYC), Manufacturing, Antitrust Legislation	Alcoa - Alcoa (AA) is the world's largest aluminum manufacturer. Although the company has researched a possible diversification of its product line into other metals such as titanium and... read more 11853 views \| Related: Honda Motor Company (HMC), Alcoa (AA), Aluminum
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan - The Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan (NYSE: POT) is the largest crop fertilizer company in the world with $5.2 B in sales[1]. It is the world's... read more 11237 views \| Related: Mosaic Company (MOS), Agrium (AGU), Barriers to entry	Dow Chemical Company - With a market cap of US $42.2 billion, Dow Chemical (NYSE:DOW) is the world's second largest chemical manufacturer. Its products are used in a wide variety of end... read more 8867 views \| Related: Oil Prices, Rohm and Haas Company (ROH), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK)
Weyerhaeuser Company - Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE: WY) is one of the largest integrated forest product companies, with annual revenues of nearly US$ 22 billion. As an oft-cited example of... read more 8381 views \| Related: Plum Creek Timber Company (PCL), U.S. – China Trade Dispute, The Internet Impact	Black & Decker - Black & Decker is a manufacturer and marketer of power tools, accessories, hardware, and home improvement products, as well as advanced fastening systems. The company... read more 7561 views \| Related: U.S. Housing Market, Danaher (DHR), Aluminum
United Technologies - United Technologies (NYSE: UTX) is a conglomerate that makes products for a number of different industries. It makes most of its money, however, by selling... read more 6603 views \| Related: Honeywell International (HON), Boeing Company (BA), Aluminum	W.W. Grainger - W.W. Grainger Inc. (NYSE: GWW) is a distributor of industrial supplies serving the maintenance, repair, and operational (MRO) needs of businesses across North America through... read more 6178 views \| Related: MSC Industrial Direct Company (MSM), Fastenal Company (FAST), Cost of Goods Sold (COGS)
Waste Management - Waste Management (NYSE: WMI) is North America's largest solid-waste collection provider, with number two Allied Waste and third-place Republic Services as its only other... read more 6065 views \| Related: Stericycle (SRCL), Waste Services (WSII), Waste Connections (WCN)	Snap-On - Snap-On Incorporated (SNA) is a leading manufacturer and marketer of tools, diagnostic and equipment solutions for professionals. Product lines include hand and power tools, tool... read more 5615 views \| Related: Black & Decker (BDK), Automobile Industry, Auto Makers
Sherwin-Williams Company - Sherwin-Williams Company (NYSE:SHW) is the largest U.S. producer of architectural coatings(house paint) by revenue. The company also produces paint and finishes... read more 5224 views \| Related: Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI), Akzo Nobel N.V. (AKZOY), Investing in China	Airgas - Airgas sells gas, welding equipment, and safety supplies to manufacturers and end-users of industrial gases, which include chemical processors, the healthcare industry, and other... read more 4836 views \| Related: Air Products and Chemicals (APD), Dollar (disambiguation), Oil Prices
Louisiana-Pacific - Louisiana-Pacific(NYSE: LPX): makes wood building materials. The company is the number one seller of Oriented Strand Boards - a wood-based construction material that is... read more 4610 views \| Related: U.S. Housing Market, Weyerhaeuser Company (WY), Citation	FTI Consulting - FTI Consulting (NYSE: FCN) is a global consulting firm that addresses financial, legal, and operational issues for a diverse range of clients, including corporations, law... read more 4477 views \| Related: Huron Consulting Group (HURN), Accenture (ACN), Antitrust Legislation
Xerox - While xerox is best known for its multifunction copier / printer / fax machines [1], 2/3 of it revenue in 2006 came from ongoing maintenance and support services, and sales of... read more 4387 views \| Related: PITNEY BOWES (PBI), Canon (CAJ), Dell (DELL)	Daktronics - Daktronics, Inc. (NASDAQ: DAKT) is the world’s leading supplier of electronic LED and LCD displays for sports, commercial, and transportation markets. The company has grown... read more 4347 views \| Related: Digital Outdoor Advertising, Lamar Advertising Company (LAMR), LSI Industries (LYTS)
Barrick Gold - Barrick Gold Corporation is the largest pure gold mining company in the world, with its headquarters in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and four regional business units (RBU's)... read more 4238 views	General Electric Company (GE Technology Infrastructure) - GE Infrastructure's revenues, 2002-2006 [edit] Products and Services Aviation GE Infrastructure's Aviation division produces jet engines for... read more 4207 views \| Related: Terrorism, EADS NV (EADSY), Airline Travel
Danaher - Danaher Corporation (NYSE:DHR) produces high-tech equipment for a broad range of industries, from surgical microscopes to airline smoke detectors. In the conglomerates industry,... read more 3759 views \| Related: Cooper Industries (CBE), 3M Company (MMM), Aerospace & Defense	Toro Company - The Toro Company (TTC) makes lawn mowers, irrigation systems, snow blowers and other equipment aimed at both professional landscapers (67% of 2006 revenues) and residential... read more 3468 views \| Related: Deere & Company (DE), Black & Decker (BDK), Briggs & Stratton (BGG)
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Pfizer - Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) is the largest pharmaceutical company in the world. It owns the cholesterol-lowering drug Lipitor, which brings in a quarter of its revenue and is the best... read more 48070 views \| Related: Aging Baby Boomers, JOHNSON & JOHNSON (JNJ), Novartis AG (NVS)	Procter & Gamble Company - Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) is the world's largest producer of household and personal products by revenue. P&G's product line includes 24 brands across... read more 29251 views \| Related: Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL), Clorox Company (CLX), Unilever (UL)
JOHNSON & JOHNSON - Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) is the world's second largest and most broadly based manufacturer of health care products, with annual sales of $61.1 billion. The... read more 21816 views \| Related: Pfizer (PFE), Allergan (AGN), Incidence of Cancer	Abbott Laboratories - Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) is the largest company in the nutritional products market and the second largest company in the worldwide market for diagnostic... read more 18243 views \| Related: Amgen (AMGN), Abbott Laboratories (ABT), Cardiac Disease
Merck - Merck & Co. (NYSE:MRK) is the seventh largest pharmaceutical company in the world with annual sales of $24.2 billion. While Merck produces a wide assortment of medications, a... read more 17362 views \| Related: Pfizer (PFE), Novartis AG (NVS), JOHNSON & JOHNSON (JNJ)	Eli Lilly and Company - Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) is the seventh largest pharmaceutical company with total sales of $18 billion, of which more than a quarter came from Zyprexa, a... read more 16142 views \| Related: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMY), Antipsychotic Drug Market, Diabetes drug market
Amgen - Amgen, the world’s first big biotech company (and, for a while, the largest), rode to prominence thanks to its drugs for treating anemia – a condition caused by the destruction... read more 15695 views \| Related: Abbott Laboratories (ABT), Medicare, Genzyme (GENZ)	CVS Caremark Corporation - CVS Caremark (NYSE: CVS) is a pharmacy services provider in the U.S. Its business includes operations of pharmacies, which sell prescription and over the counter... read more 14206 views \| Related: Walgreen Company (WAG), Aging Baby Boomers, Express Scripts (ESRX)
Novartis AG - Novartis (NYSE: NVS) is the fifth largest pharmaceutical company in the world, with annual sales of $38 billion. While Novartis produces medications for many diseases, cancer... read more 14080 views \| Related: Pfizer (PFE), JOHNSON & JOHNSON (JNJ), Generic drugs (small molecule)	AstraZeneca - ‎ AstraZeneca is one of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies, with FY2006 sales of $26.5 billion and $4.4 billion in profits. AstraZeneca's wide-ranging portfolio of... read more 13159 views \| Related: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMY), Cardiac Disease, Pharmaceuticals - Political pressure
Pfizer (Wyeth (WYE)) - Wyeth (NYSE: WYE) is the fourth largest biotechnology company with sales of $22.3 billion, of which more than a quarter came from sales of the antidepressant Effexor and children's... read more 12783 views \| Related: Abbott Laboratories (ABT), Acquired, Amgen (AMGN)	Walgreen Company - Walgreens (NYSE:WAG) is U.S. pharmacy services provider and sell drugs (both prescription and over-the-counter) and retail merchandise (cosmetics, convenience foods,... read more 12053 views \| Related: Aging Baby Boomers, Generic drugs (small molecule), Rite Aid (RAD)
GlaxoSmithKline - GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK) is the second largest pharmaceutical company in the world by revenue. It achieved sales of nearly $50 billion in 2007. The company's products... read more 12009 views \| Related: AstraZeneca (AZN), Merck (MRK), Generic drugs (small molecule)	Bristol-Myers Squibb Company - This article is about Bristol-Myers Squibb. For the article on the company with ticker BMS, see Bemis Company (BMS). Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE:BMY) is one... read more 11473 views \| Related: Pfizer (PFE), Novartis AG (NVS), Merck (MRK)
Schering-Plough - Schering-Plough (NYSE: SGP) is one of the smaller players in the pharmaceutical industry, with sales of $12.7 billion in 2007. Its two largest products are autoimmune... read more 9790 views \| Related: Eli Lilly and Company (LLY), Schering-Plough (SGP), Biogen Idec (BIIB)	Sanofi-Aventis SA - Sanofi-Aventis (NYSE: SNY) is the fourth largest pharmaceutical company in the world and the largest in Europe by Revenue with $37B in sales in 2006. Some of... read more 9696 views \| Related: Generic drugs (small molecule), AstraZeneca (AZN), Merck (MRK)
Allergan - Allergan (NYSE: AGN), maker of Botox, is a global specialty pharmaceutical company that researches, develops and manufactures prescription and over the counter specialty... read more 8535 views \| Related: Aging Baby Boomers, Abbott Laboratories (ABT), Alcon Inc. (ACL)	Wilson Greatbatch Technologies - Greatbatch, Inc. (GB), headquartered in Clarence, NY, is a leading producer and supplier of batteries, capacitors, and components used in implantable medical... read more 8456 views \| Related: Citation
Biogen Idec - Biogen Idec (NASDAQ:BIIB) is a biotechnology company that makes drugs to treat cancer, neurological diseases, and autoimmune diseases. The company's most important products... read more 7844 views \| Related: Pharma & Healthcare, Generic Drugs (Biogenerics and Biosimilars), Roche Pharmaceuticals (RHHBY)	Teva Pharmaceutical Industries - Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) is the world’s largest producer of generic drugs by revenue. [1] With 36 manufacturing facilities across the... read more 7534 views \| Related: Generic drugs (small molecule), Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (RDY), Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA)/Barr Pharmaceuticals (BRL)
Roche Pharmaceuticals - Roche Pharmaceuticals is a division of F. Hoffmann–La Roche, Ltd., a global health company headquartered in Basel, Switzerland. Known most famously for creating... read more 7514 views \| Related: Genentech (DNA), GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), Novartis AG (NVS)	Boston Scientific - Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) makes cardiology products such as drug-eluting stents and pacemakers, which each respectively accounting for 21% and 16% of total revenues.... read more 7475 views \| Related: Abbott Laboratories (ABT), Medtronic (MDT), Cardiac Disease
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Home Depot - Home Depot is the largest retailer of home improvement goods in the world. As of the end of Q1 FY 2008, the company operated 2,258 stores throughout the U.S., Mexico, Canada,... read more 19616 views \| Related: Lowe's Companies (LOW), Subprime lending, U.S. Housing Market	Bed Bath & Beyond - Bed Bath & Beyond Incorporated (NYSE: BBBY) is the leading U.S. decorative home furnishing and domestic merchandise company with approximately US$ 7.0 billion in... read more 17786 views \| Related: Williams-Sonoma (WSM), U.S. Economic Cycles, Pier 1 Imports (PIR)
Lowe's Companies - Lowe's Home Improvement (NYSE:LOW) is the second largest home improvement retailer in the world and one of the top ten largest retailers in the U.S. with $48.2 billion... read more 11969 views \| Related: Home Depot (HD), Subprime lending, Hurricane Season	United Dominion Realty Trust - United Dominion Realty Trust owns and rents multi-family residential apartment communities. Operating over 70,000 apartment units across nearly 250 properties,... read more 8561 views \| Related: EQUITY RESIDENTIAL (EQR), Apartment Investment and Management Company (AIV), AvalonBay Communities (AVB)
Plum Creek Timber Company - Plum Creek Timber Company (NYSE:PCL), the largest private landowner in the U.S., is a major timber producer in the U.S. The company's motto is "maximize the... read more 8427 views \| Related: Cellulosic ethanol, Weyerhaeuser Company (WY), Interest Rates	Weyerhaeuser Company - Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE: WY) is one of the largest integrated forest product companies, with annual revenues of nearly US$ 22 billion. As an oft-cited example of... read more 8381 views \| Related: Plum Creek Timber Company (PCL), U.S. – China Trade Dispute, The Internet Impact
EQUITY RESIDENTIAL - Equity Residential is the second largest owner and operator of multi-family, apartment complexes in the U.S. With over 165,000 units in 25 states, the company focuses on... read more 8034 views \| Related: Essex Property Trust (ESS), New Home Construction, Apartment Investment and Management Company (AIV)	Apartment Investment and Management Company - Apartment Investment and Management Company is the largest owner and operator of multi-family apartment complexes in the U.S. with... read more 6360 views \| Related: Essex Property Trust (ESS), Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), AvalonBay Communities (AVB)
Toll Brothers - Toll Brothers (NYSE: TOL) is the largest luxury homebuilder in the United States, operating in 6 regions and 21 states. The company designs, constructs, and finances single... read more 6075 views \| Related: U.S. Housing Market, Subprime lending, Ryland Group (RYL)	Simon Property Group - Simon Property Group (NYSE:SPG) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that develops and leases retail real estate, specifically regional malls, shopping centers,... read more 6048 views \| Related: Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), CBL & Associates Properties (CBL), Consumer confidence
Lennar - Lennar (NYSE: LEN) is the second largest homebuilder in the United States, based on homes closed in 2007. In 2007, Lennar delivered 33,283 homes and had total revenues of $10.1... read more 5795 views \| Related: Pulte Homes (PHM), D.R. Horton (DHI), Subprime lending	Annaly Capital Management - Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE:NLY) is a unique real estate investment trust focused on the government sponsored mortgage-backed securities market. ... read more 5780 views \| Related: Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Group (FBR), America First Mortgage Investments (MFA)
Camden Property Trust - Camden Property Trust develops, manages and rents multi-family apartment units. With over 67,000 apartment units in 13 states, the company focuses on offering mid-... read more 5728 views \| Related: Essex Property Trust (ESS), Apartment Investment and Management Company (AIV), AvalonBay Communities (AVB)	D.R. Horton - D.R. Horton (NYSE: DHI) is the largest homebuilder in the United States, based on homes closed in 2007. DHI constructs single-family homes, mostly for entry-level and... read more 5649 views \| Related: Lennar (LEN), Pulte Homes (PHM), Beazer Homes USA (BZH)
Pier 1 Imports - Pier 1 Imports (NYSE: PIR) sells moderately priced, imported home furniture which it sells through its chain of retail stores. 63% of its 2007 revenue came from selling... read more 5615 views \| Related: Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY), Williams-Sonoma (WSM), 2007 Credit Crunch	Williams-Sonoma - With 600 stores and $3.9 billion in revenue in 2007, Williams-Sonoma (NYSE: WSM) is one of the United States' leading sellers of home decor, bed and bath supplies, and... read more 5455 views \| Related: Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY), Pier 1 Imports (PIR), U.S. Housing Market
Vornado Realty Trust - Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE:VNO) is one of the largest owners and managers of real estate in the United States with a portfolio of approximately 64 million square feet... read more 5303 views \| Related: Brookfield Properties (BPO), U.S. Economic Cycles, Subprime lending	Public Storage - Public Storage, Inc (NYSE:PSA) is a self-administered and self-managed equity REIT that is the leading company in acquisition, development, ownership and management of... read more 5232 views \| Related: PSA, Amerco (UHAL), Economies of scale
BRE Properties - BRE Properties is a real estate investment trust that owns, operates and rents apartment communities in coastal California, Phoenix, AZ, and Seattle, WA. With around 23,000... read more 5201 views \| Related: Essex Property Trust (ESS), AvalonBay Communities (AVB), Camden Property Trust (CPT)	General Growth Properties - General Growth Properties is the 2nd largest Real Estate Investment Trust ("REIT") in the United States by revenue. GGP's primary business is managing shopping... read more 5134 views \| Related: Taubman Centers (TCO), Bankruptcy, Basis Point (BPS)
CBL & Associates Properties - CBL and Associates Properties is a Real estate investment trust that makes money by developing and operating shopping malls in 27 states. About 80% of CBL's... read more 4945 views \| Related: Abercrombie & Fitch Company (ANF), 2008 Financial Crisis, Dillard's (DDS)	AvalonBay Communities - AvalonBay Communities builds and rents apartment buildings in the U.S. The company focuses on developing upscale housing for higher-income families in 10 states and... read more 4938 views \| Related: Camden Property Trust (CPT), Apartment Investment and Management Company (AIV), BRE Properties (BRE)
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H&R Block - H&R Block (NYSE: HRB), the dominant store-front tax return preparation company, was estimated by the IRS to have filed 15.7% of total U.S. tax returns in fiscal 2006... read more 17367 views \| Related: Intuit (INTU), Default, Loan Origination	FedEx - FedEx Corporation (NYSE :FDX) is a carrier service best known for offering express small package and document shipping. Since pioneering overnight shipping in the 1970s, FedEx... read more 17258 views \| Related: United Parcel Service (UPS), Compounded annual growth rate - CAGR, Dhl
United Parcel Service - United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) is the world’s largest small-package carrier, by revenue and by volume. UPS offers ground, air, and ocean freight shipping and... read more 17187 views \| Related: FedEx (FDX), E-Commerce, Oil Prices	Exelon Energy Corp - Exelon Corp. is one of the nation's largest electrical utilities, with over 5.4 million retail customers and over 33,000 Megawatts in energy capacity (1 MW can power approximately... read more 10671 views \| Related: American Electric Power Company (AEP), Carbon Trading, Global Climate Change
Dominion Resources - Dominion Resources (D) is an electric and natural gas utility. Dominion Resources generated in excess of $15 billion in revenues in 2007 and has approximately 26,500... read more 8997 views \| Related: Electric Utilities, Allegheny Energy (AYE), American Electric Power Company (AEP)	Entergy - Entergy is one of the nation’s largest utility operators, with annual revenues around $11 billion and 2007 operating income at $1.167 billion[1]. Entergy is also the nation's... read more 8132 views \| Related: Nuclear Energy, Carbon Trading, American Electric Power Company (AEP)
Accenture - Accenture (NYSE: ACN) is a management and technology consulting firm. In addition to consulting clients on a range of management, operational and technological issues, Accenture... read more 8072 views \| Related: International Business Machines (IBM), Electronic Data Systems (EDS), Computer Sciences (CSC)	Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings - Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings (NYSE: CCO) is the world's largest outdoor advertising company, providing advertisers with space on billboards, street... read more 7808 views \| Related: Digital Outdoor Advertising, Lamar Advertising Company (LAMR), U.S. Housing Market
Mastercard - MasterCard (MA) is the second largest processor of electronic payments in the world. MasterCard does not issue credit cards directly, but licenses its brand to banks, who then... read more 7444 views \| Related: American Express Company (AXP), Visa (V), New Payment Technologies	Western Union Company - Western Union Company (NYSE:WU) is the world's largest money transfer company by transaction volume, with 17% share of the global market in 2007.[1] It dwarfs its... read more 7385 views \| Related: Moneygram International (MGI), Investing in China, EBay (EBAY)
Pacific Gas & Electric - PG&E Corp is an energy holding company whose primary subsidiary is the regulated utility, Pacific Gas and Electric. PG&E operates in 47 of 58 Northern and... read more 7019 views \| Related: The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006	Lamar Advertising Company - Lamar Advertising Company (NASDAQ: LAMR) is an outdoor advertising company operating billboards, logo signs, and transit displays in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto... read more 6772 views \| Related: Digital Outdoor Advertising, Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings (CCO), U.S. Housing Market
Xcel Energy - The regulated Midwestern gas and electric utilities company, Xcel, recently shifted its business strategy; in the past, the company generated its energy from a variety of... read more 6325 views \| Related: Wind Energy, Clean Coal, Electric Utilities	Waste Management - Waste Management (NYSE: WMI) is North America's largest solid-waste collection provider, with number two Allied Waste and third-place Republic Services as its only other... read more 6065 views \| Related: Stericycle (SRCL), Waste Services (WSII), Waste Connections (WCN)
Edison International - Edison International (EIX) provides electricity to millions of customers around the nation. Southern California Edison (SCEDM), EIX's largest subsidiary by revenue,... read more 5920 views \| Related: Electric Utilities, American Electric Power Company (AEP), China's Energy Appetite	American Electric Power Company - American Electric Power is one of the largest electric utility companies in the United States, delivering electricity to 5 million customers in 11... read more 5717 views \| Related: Renewable Energy, Edison International (EIX), 2008 Financial Crisis
Hertz Global Holdings - Hertz Global Holdings rents cars and building equipment through its approximately 7,600 locations in nearly 145 countries.[1] The company's Hertz car rental brand... read more 5518 views \| Related: Avis Budget Group (CAR), Airline Travel, Asset-backed securities	Republic Services (Allied Waste Industries (AW)) - Allied Waste Industries (NYSE: AW) is the second largest trash company in the United States. The company operates a network of 161 transfer stations, 168 active... read more 5369 views \| Related: Acquired, Government Regulatory Agencies, Interest Rates
Avis Budget Group - Avis Budget Group is the largest publicly-traded car rental company in the U.S. It manages a fleet of approximately 410,000 cars and trucks through 6,700 locations and... read more 5288 views \| Related: Hertz Global Holdings (HTZ), Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group (DTG), Terrorism	Moneygram International - Moneygram International (NYSE:MGI) lets customers send money through a worldwide network of over 100,000 agents. MGI has traditionally relied on fixed fees on its... read more 5196 views \| Related: Western Union Company (WU), Immigration, Global Payments (GPN)
FPL Group - Florida Power & Light Group (NYSE: FPL) is Florida's largest electric utility with over 4.5 million residential customers. [1]. FPL also sells its energy, through its... read more 5053 views \| Related: Wind Energy, Allegheny Energy (AYE), American Electric Power Company (AEP)	Focus Media Holding - Focus Media Holding Limited operates out-of-home advertising network using audiovisual television displays in the People's Republic of China. Its out-of-home... read more 4721 views
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EBay - eBay's (NASDAQ: EBAY) most prominent business is ebay.com, an internet auction site that connects individual buyers and sellers worldwide. Its massive popularity--82 million active... read more 21259 views \| Related: Google (GOOG), Amazon.com (AMZN), E-Commerce	Cisco Systems - Cisco is the worldwide leader in data-networking equipment and software, generating nearly $35 billion in revenue in FY 2007. As the dominant player, the company is... read more 16134 views \| Related: Online Video, China's Internet Crackdown, Symantec (SYMC)
Verizon Communications - Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) is a communications company in the US with a total market capitalization of $111.8B as of January 29th, 2008.[1] Apart from... read more 14723 views \| Related: Qwest Communications International (Q), Sprint Nextel (S), AT&T (T)	Sprint Nextel - Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S) is the third-largest wireless carrier in the United States by number of subscribers, serving 51.9 million wireless customers as of Q208.[1] Sprint’s... read more 13690 views \| Related: Verizon Communications (VZ), AT&T (T), WiMAX vs WCDMA
Research in Motion - Research In Motion Limited (NASDAQ:RIMM) is a leading designer, manufacturer, and marketer of wireless smart phone and related services. RIM is most famous for its... read more 13165 views \| Related: Apple (AAPL), IPhone, LM Ericsson Telephone Company (ERIC)	Sirius XM Radio - Sirius XM Radio (NYSE: SIRI) is the only satellite provider in the United States with 18.6M subscribers as of 2Q08.[1] The company claims that the combination of... read more 12194 views \| Related: Alamo Group (ALG), Apple (AAPL), AT&T (T)
Motorola - Motorola Inc. (NYSE: MOT) was the world's second largest provider of wireless handsets in fiscal 2006. In (FY 2007) however, Motorola was overtaken by Samsung and is now only the... read more 11980 views \| Related: Nokia (NOK), Mobile Phone Usage in China, WiMAX vs WCDMA	Nokia - Nokia is the largest vendor of telephone handsets in the world, with 40% of the global market and EUR 13.5 billion in operating revenue in 2007. Nokia both designs and produces... read more 11700 views \| Related: Mobile Phone Usage in China, Motorola (MOT), Mobile Phone Adoption in Developing Countries
Alcatel-Lucent - Alcatel and Lucent merged in 2006 to create one of the largest telecommunications equipment vendors in the world ($16.2 billion in 2006 consolidated revenue). The merger... read more 10934 views \| Related: Cisco Systems (CSCO), 3G, AT&T (T)	China Mobile (Hong Kong) - China Mobile Ltd. (NYSE:CHL, SEHK:0941) is China's dominant mobile service provider, with 60% national market share. It is the world's largest telecom... read more 10608 views \| Related: Mobile Phone Usage in China, CHINA UNICOM (CHU), Chinese New Socialism
AT&T - AT&T Inc.(NYSE:T) is one of the largest U.S. telecommunication companies providing voice and data services; it is the second largest U.S. wireless carrier and the largest U.S.... read more 9806 views \| Related: Verizon Communications (VZ), IPhone, Qwest Communications International (Q)	Comcast - Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) is the nation’s largest cable television and Internet service provider. Comcast served 24.1 million cable customers in 39 states, 13.2 million... read more 9399 views \| Related: The DirecTV Group (DTV), Verizon Communications (VZ), AT&T (T)
Playboy Enterprises - Playboy Enterprises is an adult media corporation that earns revenue from a diverse group of holdings; its businesses range from the world-renowned Playboy magazine to... read more 7943 views \| Related: Sex and Porn, Private Media Group (PRVT), EBay (EBAY)	Qwest Communications International - Qwest Communications International (NYSE: Q) provides phone, internet, wireless and long-distance services to over 14 million customers in 14 Western... read more 7884 views \| Related: AT&T (T), Sprint Nextel (S), Qwest Communications International (Q)
CBS - CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS, NYSE: CBS.A) is a leading international mass media (television, radio, publishing) conglomerate. CBS operates in five separate segments: Television,... read more 7840 views \| Related: Impact of Internet Advertising, News Corporation (NWS), Media & Entertainment	MetroPCS - MetroPCS Communications (NYSE: PCS) is a wireless phone company that targets youth and minority demographics, offering service without requiring a contract or a credit check; this... read more 7514 views \| Related: Alltel (AT), AT&T (T), Average Revenue Per User (ARPU)
Corning - Corning Inc. (NYSE: GLW), sometimes referred to as Glow-Worm on the Street, is a specialty glass products manufacturer. Since its inception, Corning has evolved from a small bulb... read more 7368 views \| Related: LCD, Broadband Technologies, Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH)	Dish Network - dishnetwork.com[1] DISH Networks (DISH) is the second largest provider of household satellite television in the United States and has a customer base of over 13... read more 7180 views \| Related: AT&T (T), Broadband Technologies, Cablevision Systems (CVC)
Charter Communications - Charter Communications (NASDAQ: CHTR) sells bundled cable, internet and landline telephone services to 5.7 million customers in 29 States.[1] Charter is the... read more 7026 views \| Related: AT&T (T), Bundle media package, Comcast (CMCSA)	Vodafone Group - Vodafone Group Plc (NYSE: VOD) is the world's largest wireless phone company by market capitalization, which stood at $166.67 billion as of March... read more 6727 views \| Related: 3G, AT&T (T), Broadband Technologies
Nortel Networks - Nortel Networks Corporation (NYSE: NT) is a global supplier of networking hardware, software, and services designed to improve the way consumers and businesses... read more 6449 views \| Related: Cisco Systems (CSCO), Online Video, 3G	Vivendi - Vivendi is a French media and telecom company traded on the Paris stock exchange (EPA: VIV). The company has diverse holdings in telecommunications, television, music, and,... read more 6004 views \| Related: 3G, Apple (AAPL), Activision Blizzard (ATVI)
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