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Money and Markets: Investing Insights

Weakest and Strongest Companies

Weakest Corporations
Company
Ticker
Industry
S&P Rating
Total Assets ($Mlns)
FORD MOTOR CO
F
Consumer, Cyclical
CCC+
222,977
GENERAL MOTORS CORP
GM
Consumer, Cyclical
CC
91,047
E*TRADE FINANCIAL CORP
ETFC
Financial
B   *
48,538
AES CORP
AES
Utilities
BB-
34,086
SEARS HOLDINGS CORP
SHLD
Consumer, Cyclical
BB-   *-
25,342
SUPERVALU INC
SVU
Consumer, Non-cyclical
BB-
21,062
DYNEGY INC-CL A
DYN
Utilities
B
14,213
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC
MU
Technology
B
13,430
INTERPUBLIC GROUP OF COS INC
IPG
Communications
B+
12,125
HOST HOTELS & RESORTS INC
HST
Financial
BB-
11,951
CONSTELLATION BRANDS INC-A
STZ
Consumer, Non-cyclical
BB-
10,053
EASTMAN KODAK CO
EK
Industrial
B   *-
9,179
TENET HEALTHCARE CORP
THC
Consumer, Non-cyclical
B
8,174
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES
AMD
Technology
B   *-
7,675
JUNIPER NETWORKS INC
JNPR
Communications
BB   *+
7,187
SANDISK CORP
SNDK
Technology
B
5,927
MASSEY ENERGY CO
MEE
Energy
BB-
3,676
WHOLE FOODS MARKET INC
WFMI
Consumer, Non-cyclical
BB-
3,381
NVIDIA CORP
NVDA
Technology
BB-
3,351
CIENA CORP
CIEN
Communications
B+
2,025


Strongest Corporations
Company
Ticker
Industry
S&P Rating
Total Assets ($Mlns)
WELLS FARGO & CO
WFC
Financial
AA
1,309,639
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO
GE
Industrial
AAA
797,769
US BANCORP
USB
Financial
AA
265,912
EXXON MOBIL CORP
XOM
Energy
AAA
228,052
WAL-MART STORES INC
WMT
Consumer, Cyclical
AA
163,429
CHEVRON CORP
CVX
Energy
AA
161,165
PROCTOR & GAMBLE CO
PG
Consumer, Non-cyclical
AA-
143,992
PFIZER INC
PFE
Consumer, Non-cyclical
AAA   *-
111,148
JOHNSON & JOHNSON
JNJ
Consumer, Non-cyclical
AAA
84,912
MICROSOFT CORP
MSFT
Technology
AAA
72,793
CME GROUP INC
CME
Financial
AA
48,159
MERCK & CO. INC
MRK
Consumer, Non-cyclical
AA-
47,196
ABBOTT LABORATORIES
ABT
Consumer, Non-cyclical
AA
42,419
ELI LILLY & CO
LLY
Consumer, Non-cyclical
AA
29,213
3M CO
MMM
Industrial
AA
25,547
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING
ADP
Consumer, Non-cyclical
AAA
23,734
PACCAR INC
PCAR
Consumer, Cyclical
AA-
16,250
NYSE EURONEXT
NYX
Financial
AA
13,948
NICOR INC
GAS
Utilities
AA
4,784
WW GRAINGER INC
GWW
Consumer, Cyclical
AA+
3,515

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