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Top 10 Blue-Ribbon Companies
Dec 10 
These giants landed on the most Fortune 2007 lists - from the Fortune 500 to 100 Best Companies to Work For. more
10:34am 
The telecom giant's comeback advanced Tuesday with news of an expanded buyback plan and bigger dividends. more
7:20am 
Even with new management, the tax service giant is still floundering. more
Big Pharma's tough medicine
Dec 10 · By John Simons
Giant drugmakers have announced a record number of layoffs in 2007 as they overhaul their businesses in the hopes of reviving their sluggish share prices. more
Dec 10 
The financial services giant could name a new CEO following a two-day board meeting starting Monday. more
Big oil and renewable energy
Fortune's Geoffrey Colvin and Chevron CEO David O'Reilly discuss the likelihood of a global move towards renewable energy. more
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By Jon Fortt
The electronics company is sitting on a massive pile of cash. So how's Steve Jobs going to spend it? more
Keeping the fizz at Coke
By Betsy Morris
Neville Isdell turned around a troubled company. Now his announced successor faces a separate challenge: how to create organic, sustainable growth.  more
The job Rubin never wanted
By Carol Loomis
The reluctant Citigroup chair talks with Fortune's Carol Loomis about why Citi didn't see the subprime mess coming. more
No table dancing!
With holiday parties fast approaching, there are many mistakes to avoid. Nadira Hira gives tips on what not to do at this year's event. more
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Best big employers
See the 37 companies that made both the Fortune 1000 and Best Companies to Work For lists this year. more
By Anne Fisher
Don't bring mom to the job interview, warns Fortune's Anne Fisher. Here are some of the goofiest things job seekers have done when meeting hiring managers. more
Google goes to India
Cricket, anyone? Indian returnees and California-style perks - from free food to stock options - are incubating innovation. Photographs by Robyn Twomey for Fortune. more
Google is No. 1. See why, plus detailed profiles for all the top employers.  more
Power 25
Fortune's subjective -- yet really quite accurate -- list of the most powerful businesspeople in the world. more
Some firms are still enjoying big growth spurts.  more
Global 500
See the complete list of the world's largest companies.  more
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CompanyPrice% Change
Washington Mutual Inc 17.50 -11.97%
Pulte Homes Inc 10.82 -11.38%
Beazer Homes USA, Inc 9.04 -11.29%
CIT Group Inc 26.18 -10.95%
Dec 11 3:56pm ET †
IndexLast% Change
Dow Jones13,432.77-2.14%
Nasdaq2,652.35-2.45%
S&P 5001,477.65-2.53%
10yr102 7/32Yield: 3.97%
Dec 11 4:23pm ET †
CompanyPrice% Change
Charter Communications Inc D 1.27 -6.62%
AT&T; Inc 40.00 5.54%
Western Digital Corporation 29.98 -4.92%
Lam Research Corporation 45.36 -4.73%
Dec 11 3:58pm ET †
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