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Mar.06
12:34 PM ET
Thursday, 6 Mar 2008
Richest Companies vs. Richest Individuals
Posted By:Ariel Nelson
Topics:Warren Buffett | Stock Market
Forbes just released its annual list of the world's wealthiest individuals, with Warren Buffett climbing to the number one spot. Here is the list of largest companies by Market Cap on the S&P 500. Ironically, Warren's company, Berkshire Hathaway [BRK.A
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Top Market Caps for S&P 500 |
| Rank | Company Name | Symbol | Sector | Market Cap ($ Billion) |
| 1 | Exxon Mobil Corp | XOM | Energy | 456.0 |
| 2 | General Electric Co | GE | Industrials | 331.2 |
| 3 | Microsoft Corp | MSFT | Tech | 260.0 |
| 4 | AT&T Inc | T | Telecom | 213.2 |
| 5 | Procter & Gamble Co | PG | Cons Staples | 205.2 |
| 6 | Wal-Mart Stores Inc | WMT | Cons Staples | 200.6 |
| 7 | Chevron Corp | CVX | Energy | 181.2 |
| 8 | Johnson and Johnson | JNJ | Health Care | 178.5 |
| 9 | Bank Of America Corp | BAC | Financials | 163.1 |
| 10 | IBM | IBM | Tech | 156.8 |
| 11 | Altria Group Inc | MO | Cons Staples | 156.5 |
| 12 | Pfizer Inc | PFE | Health Care | 146.8 |
| 13 | Cisco Systems Inc | CSCO | Tech | 144.3 |
| 14 | Google Inc | GOOG | Tech | 138.3 |
| 15 | The Coca Cola Co | KO | Cons Staples | 137.9 |
| 16 | JPMorgan Chase and Co | JPM | Financials | 126.9 |
| 17 | ConocoPhillips | COP | Energy | 125.6 |
| 18 | Hewlett-Packard Co | HPQ | Tech | 124.2 |
| 19 | Intel Corp | INTC | Tech | 115.8 |
| 20 | Pepsico Inc | PEP | Cons Staples | 113.1 |
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