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U.S.	153
Japan	64
France	39

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U.S. Postal Service	785,929
Sinopec	634,011
Hon Hai Precision Industry	550,000

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Exxon Mobil	$40,610
Royal Dutch Shell	$31,331
General Electric	$22,208

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Rank: 46 (Previous rank: 42)
CEO: Samuel J. Palmisano
Employees: 386,558
Address: 1 New Orchard Rd.
Armonk, New York 10504
Country: U.S.
Website: www.ibm.com

	$ millions	% change from 2006
Revenues	98,786.0	8.1
Profits	10,418.0	9.8
Assets	120,431.0	—
Stockholders' equity	28,470.0	—

Profits as % of
Revenues	11
Assets	9

Industry: Information Technology Services

Rank	Company	Global 500 rank	Revenues ($ millions)
1	International Business Machines	46	98,786.0
2	Electronic Data Systems	384	22,135.0
3	Accenture	392	21,452.7

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