LESSON 3: Global Market: John Eric Orodio BSCRIM1-Delta
LESSON 3: Global Market: John Eric Orodio BSCRIM1-Delta
BSCRIM1- Delta
Evaluation:
1. List the top ten global corporations and the Asian corporations and how did these companies
achieve their status. Are there Filipino companies included in the list? (www.Fortune’s Global 500)
• Amazon is the world's largest online retailer by market cap. The company began as an online bookseller
and has since grown to encompass virtually
.• Microsoft's dominance did not last long. After releasing stellar earnings, Apple surged to the top of the
ranking in June of last year . • Walmart managed to reclaim the title of the world's largest company by revenue
—for the eighth consecutive year.
• Berkshire Hathaway is a diversified holding corporation that owns companies in broad range of sectors and
industries. The include insurance and energy .
• Exxon Mobil is the largest publicly traded oil and gas company in the world in market value. Sinopec and
Shell are larger as revenue. Founded in 1999, Exxon .
• Alphabet is at number 21, Microsoft at 33 and Facebook is trailing at 86, squeezed between Chinese state-
owned automobile manufacturer Dongfeng Motor.
• Royal Dutch Petroleum and Shell Transport and Trading got merged. The result was the Royal Dutch Shell.
Shell has its headquarters in The Hague Netherlands.
• Toyota Motor – $237 billion. toyota-motor. Toyota is an automotive manufacturer with the headquarters
inToyota , Aichi Japan.
• Apple also is building a fast-growing services business, operating digital content stores, selling streaming
video games, and providing streaming.
- The world's biggest companies by revenue represent relatively new, faster-growth industries and mature,
slower-growth ones ranging from ecommerce and tech devices to oil and retailing. No matter what, each company is
a dominant force in its industry. While each of these companies has seen its business shift as a result of the COVID-
19 pandemic, some companies continue to thrive due to their unique advantages as millions of consumers shelter in
place.
- Any sudden loss of income—or an increase in costs—can cause a household debt crisis. The biggest reason
is medical expenses, which generate half of all bankruptcies in the United States. Other reasons include extended
unemployment or uninsured losses. The catalysts for the GFC were falling US house prices and a rising number of
borrowers unable to repay their loans