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| Merrill Lynch |  | Merrill Lynch
250 Vesey Street
New York, New York 10281 | 2000 Sales: $44,413,000,000
2000 Earnings: $3,784,000,000
www.ml.com |
Merrill Lynch has been the titan of investment banking and brokerage services on Wall Street. It has helped many wealthy clients invest and manage their money as well as bring about many mergers and acquisitions in the U.S. It’s only mistake now is it doesn’t know how to transform itself for the internet. See Close-up... | | American International Group |  | American International Group
70 Pine St.
New York, New York 10270 | 2000 Sales: $42,972,000,000
2000 Earnings: $5,636,000,000
www.aig.com |
Although not really well known AIG is a powerhouse on Wall Street and in the financial industry. With 40 billion in sales and 5 billion in profits, AIG is one of the hottest companies in America. How do they make their money? All kinds of insurance and money management often tailored to the rich and big businesses. See Close-up... | | Goldman Sachs |  | Goldman Sachs
85 Broad St.
New York, New York 10004 | 2000 Sales: $33,000,000,000
2000 Earnings: $3,067,000,000
www.goldmansachs.com |
Goldman Sachs is the where the elite of Wall Street are. Previously a very private organization, they are now publicly traded and disclosing about the tons of money they make. You will find Goldman Sachs behind many of the mergers happening worldwide. And Abbey Joseph Cohen works there. See Close-up... | | Lehman Brothers |  | Lehman Brothers
3 World Financial Center
New York, New York 10285 | 2000 Sales: $26,447,000,000
2000 Earnings: $1,775,000,000
www.lehmanbrothers.com |
Lehman Bros is another powerful invesment bank on Wall Street. They are big in investment banking, merchant banking, private client services, and bond trading. The company also has a global presence See Close-up... | | American Express | | American Express
200 Vesey St.
New York, New York 10285 | 2000 Sales: $23,675,000,000
2000 Earnings: $2,810,000,000
www.americanespress.com |
American Express is basically a credit card company that claims that its card will come with privileges. True? Maybe the rich only get it. But then again, if you ever need to travel around the World, its traveler's checks come in very handy and its international offices are like little American safe havens. See Close-up... | | J.P. Morgan |  | J.P. Morgan
60 Wall St.
New York, New York 10260 | 2000 Sales: $Subsidiary
2000 Earnings: $
www.jpmorgan.com |
J.P. Morgan (pictured in the building on the right), is one of Wall Street’s biggest banks. Founded by J.P. Morgan who practically owned Wall Street at the beginning of this century, J.P. Morgan does commercial banking, asset management, investment banking, and investment services. See Close-up... | | Bank of New York | | Bank of New York
One Wall Street
New York, New York 10286 | 2000 Sales: $7,486,000,000
2000 Earnings: $1,429,000,000
www.bankofnewyork.com |
Bank of New York, pictured on the left, is headquartered on Wall street and is just across the street from the NYSE. They are a powerful bank but rarely heard of except recently when several were caught laundering billions of dollars for Russians. See Close-up... | | Dow Jones |  | Dow Jones
200 Liberty St.
New York, New York 10281 | 2000 Sales: $2,202,000,000
2000 Earnings: $-119,000,000
www.dowjones.com |
Dow Jones is headquartered in this squat building which is part of the World Financial Center. Dow Jones manages the Dow Jones Industrial Average, The Wall Street Journal, And Barrons (a weekly magazine). See Close-up... | | New York Stock Exchange |  | New York Stock Exchange
11 Wall St.
New York, New York 10005 | 2000 Sales: $735,000,000
2000 Earnings: $75,000,000
www.nyse.com |
Yes the NYSE is a company too. It is a private organization right now and has always been the undisputed market for equity trading. But now the NYSE has the Nasdaq and the internet to worry about and it is starting to look like the stodgy old school. See Close-up... | | Standard & Poors |  | This is where Standard & Poors is located. They are a subsidiary of McGraw-Hill now but they still manage the S&P 500. The company is also well known for its credit rating services, and financial research services. See Close-up... | | Mercantile Exchange |  | The Mercantile Exchange is part of the World Financial Center in New York and is a commodity trading market for things like gold, grain, and oil. It is probably second in size only to the Chicago Exchange. See Close-up... |
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