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Top industries: Best investments
| 1 | Oil and Gas Equipment, Services | 81.1 | | 2 | Mining, Crude-Oil Production | 52.0 | | 3 | Engineering, Construction | 48.3 | | 4 | Health Care: Pharmacy and Other Services | 45.2 | | 5 | Petroleum Refining | 32.1 | | 6 | Beverages | 29.2 | | 7 | Wholesalers: Health Care | 25.4 | | 8 | Aerospace and Defense | 24.4 | | 9 | Electronics, Electrical Equipment | 23.1 | | 10 | Railroads | 21.8 | | 11 | Medical Products and Equipment | 20.7 | | 12 | Industrial and Farm Equipment | 20.5 | | 13 | Metals | 19.7 | | 14 | Health Care: Insurance and Managed Care | 18.4 | | 15 | Scientific, Photographic, and Control Equipment | 13.4 | | 16 | Food Production | 12.7 | | 17 | Chemicals | 12.5 | | 18 | Household and Personal Products | 12.4 | | 19 | Internet Services and Retailing | 10.4 | | 20 | Energy | 10.1 | | 21 | Insurance: Life, Health (stock) | 9.7 | | 22 | Utilities: Gas and Electric | 9.7 | | 23 | Food and Drug Stores | 9.5 | | 24 | Pipelines | 8.7 | | 25 | Wholesalers: Diversified | 7.6 | | 26 | Packaging, Containers | 5.6 | | 27 | Pharmaceuticals | 4.7 | | 28 | Network and Other Communications Equipment | 2.2 | | 29 | Food Consumer Products | 1.6 | | 30 | Food Services | 1.1 | | 31 | Wholesalers: Electronics and Office Equipment | -1.0 | | 32 | Computers, Office Equipment | -2.3 | | 33 | Entertainment | -3.7 | | 34 | Health Care: Medical Facilities | -4.0 | | 35 | Securities | -5.6 | | 36 | Telecommunications | -7.3 | | 37 | Information Technology Services | -7.5 | | 38 | Hotels, Casinos, Resorts | -9.3 | | 39 | Motor Vehicles and Parts | -10.2 | | 40 | Insurance: Property and Casualty (stock) | -10.8 | | 41 | Specialty Retailers | -18.1 | | 42 | Home Equipment, Furnishings | -19.4 | | 43 | Diversified Financials | -21.7 | | 44 | Commercial Banks | -25.1 | | 45 | Automotive Retailing, Services | -29.4 | | 46 | General Merchandisers | -33.1 | | 47 | Semiconductors and Other Electronic Components | -37.0 | | 48 | Airlines | -46.1 | | 49 | Homebuilders | -55.7 |
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From the May 5, 2008 issue
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A look inside the retail giant, the No. 1 company on the Fortune 500 list - from salaries to its biggest-selling product. Watch
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