Date updated:05-10-2008
Barron's 500, a unique ranking of the 500 largest (by sales) publicly traded companies in the U.S. and Canada, which aims to identify those corporations most successful at boosting their sales and cash flow.

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BLK
Blackrock Inc - $178.99
- -4.01%
- $190.04
Few would dispute that this year's winner, New York money manager BlackRock, deserves to be so honored; its revenue, earnings and share price all have shown impressive gains under Chairman and CEO Laurence Fink.

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RIMM
Research In Motio - $138.56
- -1.62%
- $142.94
No. 2 on this year's list is Research in Motion, the Canadian wireless-communications company whose CrackBerry -- oops, BlackBerry -- handheld device has become an addiction among corporate types and, increasingly, regular Janes and Joes. In the past five years RIM's shares have rallied from the single digits to a recent 133, testament to the company's vision and success in defining and growing its market.

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NOV
Natl Oilwell Varc - $73.98
- -2.98%
- $75.00
With oil prices soaring above $120, it's no surprise to find a pair of petroleum plays -- National Oilwell Varco and Schlumberger -- among the top five.

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SLB
Schlumberger Ltd - $103.06
- -1.75%
- $104.30
With oil prices soaring above $120, it's no surprise to find a pair of petroleum plays -- National Oilwell Varco and Schlumberger -- among the top five.

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SII
Smith Intl Inc - $79.80
- -2.86%
- $81.75
Two more -- Smith International and McDermott International -- are in the top 10.

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MDR
Mcdermott Int Pan - $55.90
- -3.42%
- $58.28
Two more -- Smith International and McDermott International -- are in the top 10.

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FCX
Freeport Mcmoran - $115.21
- -1.83%
- $118.00
Likewise, the bull market in commodities has elevated companies such as Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold (No. 6) on the list.

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SCHW
Charles Schwab In - $22.20
- -0.45%
- $22.45
This year's No. 5, discount broker Charles Schwab, managed to prosper despite the turmoil in financial markets, or perhaps because of the resultant surge in trading. Like BlackRock, Schwab has no capital-markets operations, and therefore suffered none of the billion-dollar write-offs of bigger brokerages that made huge credit-related bets.
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