Earning Away From Home;

摘要

The U.S. economy is back on its feet, growing at a steady 3% clip over the past 12 months. American firms on The Global 2000 are growing far faster. Total sales were up 12% in 2010 over 2009, and profits continue to rise—up 69%, versus 56% for the S&P500. One reason: The U.S. companies on our list earman average 26% of revenue outside the country, and World GDP grew at a rate of 5% in 2010. Almost one-quarter of the U.S. firms, names such as Aflac, Colgate-Palmolive and Intel, generate a majority of their sales from overseas operations. Still, the U.S. grip on The Global 2000 has been slipping since 2004, when the number of U.S. constituents was 751. It's now 536. The U.S. still accounts for the most firms among the top 100 with 28.