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Intel headquarters campus in Santa Clara, California

Intel

Intel Corporation is an American semiconductor company based in Santa Clara, California, that designs and manufactures microprocessors and related chips for personal computers, data centers and other devices. It reported net revenue of $52.9 billion for fiscal 2025, which ended on December 27, 2025, according to its annual report filed with the U.S. Securities and

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An American semiconductor company in Santa Clara that designs and makes microprocessors and offers chip foundry services.

Johnson & Johnson headquarters complex on George Street in New Brunswick, New Jersey, seen from a commuter train

Johnson and Johnson

Johnson & Johnson is an American healthcare company, headquartered in New Brunswick, New Jersey, that develops prescription medicines and medical technology. It was founded in 1886 by Robert Wood Johnson and his brothers to mass-produce sterile surgical supplies. In fiscal 2023 it reported worldwide sales of $85.2 billion, and in its 10-K for that year

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Johnson & Johnson is a New Jersey healthcare company founded in 1886 that sells prescription medicines and medical technology, with fiscal 2023 sales of $85.2 billion.

JPMorgan Chase headquarters tower at 270 Park Avenue in New York City

JPMorgan Chase

JPMorgan Chase & Co., also called JPMorganChase, is an American financial holding company headquartered at 270 Park Avenue in New York City. It offers investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, payments processing and asset management under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. At the end of 2025 it held $4.4 trillion in

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JPMorgan Chase is a New York-based American financial holding company formed in 2000 and tracing its roots to a 1799 charter.

The container ship Maersk Surabaya in Fremantle Harbour, Western Australia

Maersk

A.P. Moller – Maersk, usually called Maersk, is a Danish transport and logistics company that began as a shipping business in 1904 and now operates container shipping, port terminals and supply chain services. It reported 2025 revenue of US$54.0 billion, EBITDA of US$9.5 billion and EBIT of US$3.5 billion. A Danish family foundation structure holds

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Maersk is a Danish shipping and logistics company founded in 1904 that runs container shipping and ports, with 2025 revenue of $54.0 billion.

Mastercard headquarters building at 2000 Purchase Street in Purchase, New York

Mastercard

Mastercard Incorporated, usually called Mastercard, is an American technology company in the global payments industry, headquartered in Purchase, New York. It runs a network that authorizes, clears and settles payment transactions between consumers, financial institutions, merchants and governments. For 2025 it reported net revenue of $32.8 billion and net income of $15.0 billion. History of

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Mastercard is an American payments technology company, based in Purchase, New York, that runs a global network for card and account-based payments.

Exterior of a McDonald's restaurant in Asheville, North Carolina

McDonald’s

McDonald’s is an American fast food company headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, that runs one of the largest restaurant systems in the world, most of it through independent franchisees. Its annual report calls the company primarily a franchisor, and it reported revenues of $26.885 billion for 2025. History of McDonald’s The restaurant began as a family

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An American fast food company based in Chicago that operates mainly through independent franchisees and reported 2025 revenues of $26.885 billion.

Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart, Germany, shortly before sunset

Mercedes-Benz Group

Mercedes-Benz Group AG is a German automotive company headquartered in Stuttgart that makes Mercedes-Benz passenger cars and vans and offers vehicle financing. Its roots reach back to the work of Karl Benz and Gottlieb Daimler in the 1880s, the two firms merged in 1926, and the group reported revenue of 132.2 billion euros for 2025.

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Mercedes-Benz Group is a Stuttgart-based German company that makes Mercedes-Benz cars and vans and offers vehicle financing.

Aerial view of the Meta Platforms headquarters campus in Menlo Park, California

Meta Platforms

Meta Platforms, Inc. is an American technology company based in Menlo Park, California, that owns the social media and messaging services Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp and develops virtual and augmented reality products. It reported revenue of $201.0 billion for 2025 in its annual report filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), almost all

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An American technology company in Menlo Park that owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp and builds virtual reality products.

Aerial view of the Microsoft campus in Redmond, Washington

Microsoft

Microsoft is an American technology company headquartered in Redmond, Washington, that develops software, cloud services, devices and online services. In its fiscal year ended June 30, 2026, it reported total revenue of $331.8 billion, according to its annual report filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Its stated mission is to empower every

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An American technology company in Redmond that makes Windows, Office, Azure cloud services, LinkedIn and Xbox.

MTN Plaza office tower beside Falomo in Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria

MTN Group

MTN Group is a South African telecommunications company that describes itself as Africa’s largest mobile network operator. It provides voice, data, fintech, digital, enterprise, wholesale and API services, and its website states that it serves 317.7 million customers in 19 markets. Headquartered in Johannesburg, it is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. History of MTN

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MTN Group is a Johannesburg-based telecommunications company that describes itself as Africa's largest mobile network operator, serving 317.7 million customers in 19 markets.