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  1. 247wallst.com › special-report › 2021/11/1514 Big Businesses Run by the US Government - 24/7 Wall St.

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    • Tennessee Valley Authority. > Year founded: 1933. > Industry: Energy. Established by President Franklin Roosevelt on May 18, 1933, the Tennessee Valley Authority, or TVA, is the oldest government corporation in operation.
    • Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. > Year founded: 1933. > Industry: Banking. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or FDIC, was established on June 16, 1933, under Roosevelt during the Great Depression.
    • Export-Import Bank. > Year founded: 1934. > Industry: International trade. Founded on Feb. 2, 1934, by Roosevelt, the Export-Import Bank was established to facilitate international trade between the United States and foreign countries and assist American companies during the Great Depression.
    • Federal Prison Industries (UNICOR) > Year founded: 1934. > Industry: Inmate rehabilitation. Federal Prison Industries, known as UNICOR, was established by Congress on June 23, 1934, with the mission of offering prison inmates job training programs.

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_largest_companiesList of largest companies in the United States by revenue

    This list comprises the largest companies currently in the United States by revenue as of 2024, according to the Fortune 500 tally of companies and Forbes. The Fortune 500 list of companies includes only publicly traded companies, also including tax inversion companies.

  3. www.americanprogress.org › article › these-19-fortuneThese 19 Fortune 100 Companies Paid Next to Nothing—or ...

    • Fortune 100 Companies Benefiting from The Current Tax System
    • Fortune 100 Companies with Effective Tax Rates of Less Than 10 Percent
    • Conclusion
    • Methodology

    Corporations such as AT&T, Charter Communications, American International Group (AIG), and Dow reported that they will pay negative effective federal income tax rates on their U.S. profits for 2021, effectively enjoying tax refunds instead. (see Methodology for more details on these tax rate calculations) 1. AT&Treported that it will pay no federal...

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    Meanwhile, huge, highly profitable corporations such as Amazon, ExxonMobil, Microsoft, JPMorgan Chase, Verizon, FedEx, Ford, General Motors (GM), Bank of America, Chevron, UPS, MetLife, Merck, Nike, and Coca-Cola all enjoyed effective tax rates of less than 10 percent—or less than half the federal statutory rate. 1. Amazon’s effective federal incom...

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    This status quo can be changed. Polls show that raising taxes on corporations is among the most popular elements of President Biden’s economic agenda. Policymakers must act now to ensure that large, profitable corporations pay their fair share. President Biden has proposed—and the U.S. House of Representatives has already passed—a 15 percent minimu...

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    The income tax expense and pretax U.S. earnings data presented in this column come directly from the annual 10-K reports that the companies filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for fiscal years that ended during 2021. Effective tax rates were calculated by dividing the current U.S. federal income tax expense that companies r...

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  4. www.bea.gov › data › income-savingCorporate Profits | U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)

    Aug 29, 2024 · Corporations' combined earnings from current production, with breakdowns by industry. These statistics are closely watched as a summary of corporate America's financial health and as an important U.S. economic indicator.

  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Top_100_Contractors_of_theTop 100 Contractors of the U.S. federal government - Wikipedia

    With $48.666 billion in business with the U.S. federal government, Lockheed Martin, based in Bethesda, Maryland, is the largest U.S. federal government contractor. The Top 100 Contractors Report (TCR 100) is a list developed annually by the General Services Administration as part of its tracking of U.S. federal government procurement.

    Rank (2010)
    Company
    Industry
    Total
    1
    Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT)
    Aerospace and Defense
    $35,828,421,340.83
    2
    Boeing (NYSE: BA)
    Aerospace and Defense
    $19,486,294,255.83
    3
    Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC)
    Aerospace and Defense
    $16,797,921,451.22
    4
    General Dynamics (NYSE: GD)
    Defense
    $15,249,055,811.75

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  6. fortune.com › ranking › fortune500Fortune 500 list of companies 2020 | Fortune

    This marks the 66th edition of our ranking of America’s largest companies. The 500 that made this year’s list represent two-thirds of the U.S. economy, with $14.2 trillion in revenue.

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  8. www.investopedia.com › terms › fFortune 1000: Annual List of Largest American Companies

    Jun 19, 2024 · Exxon Mobil took the third spot, with revenue of $413.68 billion and a net profit of $55.74 billion. In addition to being ranked number 1 for highest revenues, Walmart is also number 1 on Fortune's...