Oct 6, 2011 ... "Ed, today, you have six financial institutions, the largest six, that have assets that  are the equivalent of 60 percent of the GDP of the United States of America,"  Sanders said. (GDP stands for gross domestic product.) We wondered whether  Sanders' math was correct. When we contacted Sanders' office, ...
May 6, 2015 ... The six largest U.S. financial institutions today have assets of some $10 trillion,  an amount equal to almost 60 percent of gross domestic product. They handle  more than two-thirds of all credit card purchases, control nearly 50 percent of all  bank deposits, and control over 95 percent of the $240 trillion in ...
May 7, 2015 ... Half of the American people have less than $10,000 in savings and have no idea  how they will retire with dignity. ... Today, 99 percent of all new income goes to  the top 1 percent. During .... Today, just six huge financial institutions have assets  of nearly $10 trillion which is equal to nearly 60 percent of GDP.
The six largest financial institutions in this country today hold assets equal to  about 60% of the nation's gross domestic product. These six banks issue ...  Those institutions received a $700 billion bailout from the US taxpayer, and more  than $16 trillion in virtually zero interest loans from the Federal Reserve. Despite  that ...
A rough estimate suggests that the 300 largest TNCs own or control at least one- quarter of the entire world's productive assets, worth about US$5 trillion.1 TNCs'  ... The Swiss electrical engineering giant ABB has facilities in 140 nations, for  example, while Royal Dutch/Shell explores for oil in 50 countries, refines in 34,  and ...
Today, you have six financial institutions, the largest six, that have assets that are the equivalent of 60 percent of the GDP of the United States of America.