41. Just a few of the biggest U.S. fund groups are publicly traded since most are closely held, including industry giants Fidelity Investments and Vanguard Group. 42. Japan industry giants such as Mitsubishi, Nippon Steel and Mitsui have been named in suits demanding reparation settlements. 43. Last week Microsoft announced a design for a less radical version of an NC and claimed support from industry giants Intel, Compaq, Dell and Hewlett-Packard. 44. Last year, the administration subsidized such industry giants as General Electric, United Airlines, Hewlett Packard, Caterpillar Equipment and General Motors, according to Moore. 45. Mierzwinski said his own group had confirmed earlier reports that the industry giants charged customers more than did smaller, local institutions. 46. Observers say the fierce competition has pushed Intel, the industry giant, and wrung better products and lower prices out of the semiconductor industry. 47. Now both companies are industry giants. 48. Others continue to struggle with whether to go public, stay private or form a partnership with an industry giant. 49. Other victims of the recent slide include industry giants Intel and IBM. 50. Robert Palmer, chief executive of Digital, said the company would have had to invest too much to keep up with those industry giants. |
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