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Monday, April 1, 2002
Walmart claims top
spot in Fortune 500
Bankrupt Enron still in top five
NEW YORK (AP) — Wal-Mart Stores
Inc., the discounter that has become the
dominant force in American retailing, is
now the largest company in the nation
and the world, capturing the top spot on
the annual Fortune 500 list.
Wal-Mart, No. 2 on the list a year ago,
traded places with oil giant Exxon Mobil
Corp. in the rankings compiled on the
basis of companies’ annual revenue fig
ures. The retailer’s ascendancy was
expected after both companies issued
their 2001 results earlier this year.
The list of America’s 500 biggest
companies, published in the issue of
Fortune magazine that reaches news
stands Monday, has some surprises, most
notably bankrupt Enron Corp. moving up
two notches to No. 5 despite its down
ward spiral.
Fortune itself questioned why Enron
stayed on the list, but noted that the com
pany benefited from the fact that, like
other energy traders, it was allowed to
include trading contracts in its revenues.
Other energy trading firms also advanced
in the rankings.
Wal-Mart became the first service
company to lead the 500, which until
1995 was restricted to manufacturing
concerns.
Since its founding 40 years ago, the
Bentonville, Ark.-based company,
which sells everything from fishing
tackle to personal computers, has seen
its annual revenues and sales surge,
going from $1 billion in sales for all of
1979 to sometimes making that much
in a single day last year.
Wal-Mart had $219.81 billion in rev
enues, compared to Exxon Mobil s
$191.58 billion. The only other retailer in
the top 20 was Atlanta-based Home
Depot Inc., which rose to No. 18 from
23, with revenues of $53.55 billion.
Wal-Mart remained the company with
most employees on the list, with more
than 1.2 million worldwide.
The list of the largest publicly held
companies has been compiled annually
since 1955 by the editors of Fortune.
GM, which had held the top spot for
15 years until 2000, stayed at No. 3 with
revenues of $177.26 billion.
Despite Exxon Mobil’s slip to No. 2,
energy companies fared well in 2001,
with ChevronTexaco at No. 8, rising
from No. 20 because of the merger of
Chevron Corp. and Texaco Inc.
American Electric Power Co. Inc.
shot up to No. 13 from 146 while
Duke Energy Corp. rose to No. 14
from 17th place.
Carol Loomis, a member of Fortune's
board of editors, said Enron made the list
because the magazine used Enron's restat
ed earnings from Jan. 1 to Sept. 30, which
gave it revenues of $139 billion. Despite
filing for bankruptcy Dec. 2, the company
wasn’t ineligible for consideration.
“And that figure is what makes it fifth
on our list,” she said.
The magazine also took into account
the fact that energy companies are per
mitted to list the gross value of energy
trading contracts as revenues.
Easter special at ground zero
NEW YORK (AP) -
As worshippers sang
hymns early Sunday in
historic St. Paul’s Chapel,
workers in boots dusty
from the devastation of the
World Trade Center
trudged in for hot drinks
and then back out to the
job a block away.
“The message of Easter
is a message of hope, and
hope is something to
which we cling amid the
devastation of ground
zero,” said the Rev.
Lyndon Harris, who deliv
ered the Easter sermon at
the 235-year-old
Episcopal chapel.
The chapel survived the
Sept. 1 1 terrorist attack
with only a few broken
windows, and became a
sanctuary for workers toil
ing around the clock at the
disaster site, offering them
hot meals and a place to
rest during long shifts.
On Sunday, the work
removing debris and
human remains from the
disaster site continued as
parishioners in Easter fin
ery filled the chapel’s
pews. Police officers, fire
fighters and workers
trickled through the doors
and made their way to a
table where volunteers
poured hot drinks. Some
stood listening to the
hymns and prayers.
Louis Dini, who oper
ates heavy equipment for
12-hour shifts at the trade
center site, paused at the
chapel before beginning
work at 7 a.m.
“It was good to be
here,” said Dini, who said
he stops there every day to
“relax and just forget
about everything.”
The chapel’s role as a
relief center was sup
posed to end on Easter
Sunday, but at the request
of the city, church offi
cials now plan to keep it
open until June, when the
recovery operation is
expected to end.
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Bush promise
to be relentlesi
in Middle Eas
CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) — Presii
Bush pledged Sunday that two moresuir
bombings in Israel would not discourage
Mideast peacemaking efforts as senai
from both parties urged him to get
involved.
“The president condemns these act
terrorism,” White House spokesman Goi
Johndroe said after the second bombq
“The president will not let these lai
attacks deter him from the pursuit of peat
Bush called five world leaders
Saturday, but none on Sunday. The presii
spoke with national security advii
Condoleezza Rice after the first bombi;
just before Bush attended Easter service?
church near his Crawford ranch, Johndi
said.
The administration offered no new ini:
lives and said envoy Anthony Zinni wot
remain in the region, trying to arrangi
cease-fire.
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but made
remarks.
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tors — a ft
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step up
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violence.
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need to move aggressively with the An
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will not let these
latest attacks de
ter h im from the
pursuit of peace.
Gordon Johndroe
White House
spokesperson
coming from,” said Sen. Arlen Specter,
Pa., who just returned from the MiddleEas
where he met with several leaders inc
Arafat.
“We need to propose a political settle
ment at the end of the security rainbow,to
try to give some hope to these 18-yearoli
who are really just posing a threat wW
can’t be stopped,” Specter said on®
“Face the Nation.”
Sen. Joe Lieberman said he vs sw
ing “much bolder moves’ from
administration.
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Secretary (of State Colin) Powell, wIk
such great stature throughout the world'
go to the Middle East,” Lieberman. f>
Conn., said on “Fox News Sunday.
Senate Foreign Relations Comm 1 ®'
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tion should offer a broad peace pact i 1,
includes Arab countries. , .
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matic done, and that means the presiden
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