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FT Global 500 2009
The total market capitalisation of companies has fallen by 42 per cent, with Exxon Mobil and PetroChina maintaining their positions at numbers one and two, respectively
FT Global 500 method and background
The annual snapshot of the world’s largest companies, ranked by market capitalisation, give a remarkable picture of how corporate fortunes have changed in the past year.
Global 500 2009
Market value by country and sector and largest rises and falls
US 500 2009
US 500 A-Z listing and largest rises and falls
Europe 500 2009
Europe 500 A-Z listing and largest rises and falls
UK 500 2009
UK 500 A-Z listing and largest rises and falls
Japan 500 2009
Japan 500 A-Z listing and largest rises and falls
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The Financial Times’s annual snapshot of the world’s largest companies, ranked by market capitalisation, gives a remarkable picture of how corporate fortunes have changed in the past year
