Top 10 Companies That Will Save the American Economy

America lost its lead as the world’s top manufacturer to China. Some experts on the global economy argue that the demise of US industry will accelerate as unemployment remains high and the government wrestles with its budgetary problems. The critical global needs of the 21st Century that 24/7 Wall St. reviewed were: the ability to organize and control information, the ability to cure disease, the ability to control the efficient use and distribution of natural resources, the ability to educate broad groups of people and the ability to transport people and cargo.

The American companies that are the leaders in providing solutions for each of these needs are often without parallel outside the US. If they do have competition, it is rare and usually a fraction of their size. Below is the list of American companies which really helps to save the economy:

1. Microsoft:

> 2010 Revenue: $62.484 Billion

> Number of Employees: 89,000

> Market Cap: $216.87 Billion

2. Google

> 2010 Revenue: $29.321 Billion

> Number of Employees: 24,400

> Market Cap: $188.7 Billion

3. Pfizer

> 2010 Revenue: $67.809 Billion

> Number of Employees: 110,600

> Market Cap: $162.3 Billion

4. IBM

> 2010 Revenue: $99.870 Billion

> Number of Employees: 426,751

> Market Cap: $195.17 Billion

5. Boeing

> 2010 Revenue: $64.306 Billion

> Number of Employees: 160,500

> Market Cap: $53.57 Billion

6. Lockheed Martin

> 2010 Revenue: $45.803 Billion

> Number of Employees: 133,000

> Market Cap: $28.27 Billion

7. Intel

> 2010 Revenue: $43.623 Billion

> Number of Employees: 82,500

> Market Cap: $111.85 Billion

8. GE

> 2010 Revenue: $104.635 Billion

> Number of Employees: 287,000

> Market Cap: $210.03 Billion

9. Cisco

> 2010 Revenue: $40.04 Billion

> Number of Employees: 70,714

> Market Cap: $95.97 Billion

10. Monsanto

> 2008 Revenue: $11.365 Billion

> Number of Employees: 21,700

> Market Cap: $37.85 Billion