31.  One popular tool for financing offshore export orders is securitization, where global companies raise money by selling bonds, notes or other papers to investors.

32.  Operating in poor countries that need investment, a global company like Nike has enormous leverage to push for improved working conditions and wages.

33.  Stock markets around the world have suffered a month-long rout, spurred by concern weakening currencies and higher interest rates in Asia would hurt global company profits.

34.  Sumstar, based in Beijing, has joint ventures with other global companies including Mitsubishi Corp.

35.  Telecommunications is moving toward a world dominated by a handful of global companies.

36.  The big global companies have also been hurt by a sharp rise in the value of the dollar.

37.  The commission approved a similar joint venture between British Telecommunications Plc and MCI because, it said, the two companies would be competing against global companies.

38.  The companies also will form Perot Systems Global Financial Services, which will run computers and networks for other global financial companies.

39.  The competition is even beginning to squeeze dominant global companies.

40.  The geologist-turned-entrepreneur now had to become a political strategist as well to garner support within this global company.