Frank, some info to ponder
I think you misunderstood RP at the SHM as to the size of the companies. The following data is the latest info from Fortunes 500, ranked by revenue.
US Corporations, you have to get to number 50 before you start seeing companies that would be involved in the lawsuits. Only 10 are above 100 million
Revenues are in millions, thus Wal-Mart = 351 billion.
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1
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Wal-Mart Stores
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351,139.0
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11,284.0
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2
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Exxon Mobil
|
347,254.0
|
39,500.0
|
|
3
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General Motors
|
207,349.0
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-1,978.0
|
|
4
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Chevron
|
200,567.0
|
17,138.0
|
|
5
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ConocoPhillips
|
172,451.0
|
15,550.0
|
|
6
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General Electric
|
168,307.0
|
20,829.0
|
|
7
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Ford Motor
|
160,126.0
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-12,613.0
|
|
8
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Citigroup
|
146,777.0
|
21,538.0
|
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9
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Bank of America Corp.
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117,017.0
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21,133.0
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|
10
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American Intl. Group
|
113,194.0
|
14,048.0
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World Corporations by Rank, 45 above 100 million and only a couple in this group that are probably part of the lawsuits.
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1
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Wal-Mart Stores
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378,799
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12,731
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2
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Exxon Mobil
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372,824
|
40,610
|
|
3
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Royal Dutch Shell
|
355,782
|
31,331
|
|
4
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BP
|
291,438
|
20,845
|
|
5
|
Toyota Motor
|
230,201
|
15,042
|
|
6
|
Chevron
|
210,783
|
18,688
|
|
7
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ING Group
|
201,516
|
12,649
|
|
8
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Total
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187,280
|
18,042
|
|
9
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General Motors
|
182,347
|
-38,732
|
|
10
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ConocoPhillips
|
178,558
|
11,891
|
|
11
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Daimler
|
177,167
|
5,446
|
|
12
|
General Electric
|
176,656
|
22,208
|
|
13
|
Ford Motor
|
172,468
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-2,723
|
|
14
|
Fortis
|
164,877
|
5,467
|
|
15
|
AXA
|
162,762
|
7,755
|
|
16
|
Sinopec
|
159,260
|
4,166
|
|
17
|
Citigroup
|
159,229
|
3,617
|
|
18
|
Volkswagen
|
149,054
|
5,639
|
|
19
|
Dexia Group
|
147,648
|
3,467
|
|
20
|
HSBC Holdings
|
146,500
|
19,133
|
|
21
|
BNP Paribas
|
140,726
|
10,706
|
|
22
|
Allianz
|
140,618
|
10,904
|
|
23
|
Crédit Agricole
|
138,155
|
8,172
|
|
24
|
State Grid
|
132,885
|
4,423
|
|
25
|
China National Petroleum
|
129,798
|
14,925
|
|
26
|
Deutsche Bank
|
122,644
|
8,861
|
|
27
|
ENI
|
120,565
|
13,703
|
|
28
|
Bank of America Corp.
|
119,190
|
14,982
|
|
29
|
AT&T
|
118,928
|
11,951
|
|
30
|
Berkshire Hathaway
|
118,245
|
13,213
|
|
31
|
UBS
|
117,206
|
-3,654
|
|
32
|
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
|
116,353
|
15,365
|
|
33
|
Carrefour
|
115,585
|
3,147
|
|
34
|
Assicurazioni Generali
|
113,813
|
3,991
|
|
35
|
American International Group
|
110,064
|
6,200
|
|
36
|
Royal Bank of Scotland
|
108,392
|
15,103
|
|
37
|
Siemens
|
106,444
|
5,063
|
|
38
|
Samsung Electronics
|
106,006
|
7,986
|
|
39
|
ArcelorMittal
|
105,216
|
10,368
|
|
40
|
Honda Motor
|
105,102
|
5,254
|
|
41
|
Hewlett-Packard
|
104,286
|
7,264
|
|
42
|
Pemex
|
103,960
|
-1,675
|
|
43
|
Société Générale
|
103,443
|
1,296
|
|
44
|
McKesson
|
101,703
|
990
|
|
45
|
HBOS
|
100,267
|
8,093
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