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Exxon MobilMcDonaldsMonsantoAltaria GroupCompany OverviewEconomic ImpactFinancial ReportRecommendation

Exxon Mobil

McDonalds

Monsanto

Altaria Group

Exxon MobilIncorporated in New Jersey on Aug. 5, 1882Number of Employees: 107,100 (as of 12/31/2007)Market Cap: 362.32 B52wk Low – High: $56.51 - $96.12Chairman and CEO: Rex W. Tillerson

Macro-economy Impact - IndustryNegative ImpactFall in stock values to 50%US ethanol companies lost $8.7 billion in market valuePositive ImpactFall in crude oil price to halfFall in production cost inflationMore projects to US companies

Macro-economy Impact - CompanySell-off 820 company owned gas stationsSell-off 1400 outlets operated by dealers

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RecommendationExpansion in West Africa, the former Soviet Union, and in South AmericaFocusing towards oil and gas business

McDonaldsIncorporated in Delaware Mar. 1, 1965Number of Employees: 390,000 (as of 12/31/2007)31,377 restaurants in 118 countries (20, 505 by franchise)52wk Low – High: 45.79 - 67.00Market Cap: 60.82 BCEO: James A. Skinner

Macro-economy Impact - CompanyNegative ImpactFall in Net Income by 47.9% in a Positive Impact Sales rose-up by 4.1% in last 6 months

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RecommendationGrowing IndustryTo add 1000 locations during 2009 in USMore focus on emerging area like China

Monsanto – Company HistoryMonsanto is a relatively new company. While we share the name and the history of a company that was founded in 1901, the Monsanto of today is focused on agriculture and supporting farmers around the world in their mission to feed, clothe and fuel our growing world. We are an agricultural company. Monsanto Company was first incorporated as a subsidiary of Pharmacia in 2000, and then spun off as a separate company in 2002.

Company OverviewWorld Leader in producing agricultural products for farmers.In past two years, they have acquired many similar companies.AgroesteSementes (Brazil) – corn seed companyDe Ruiter (Netherlands) – vegetable seeds Marmot, SA – seed companyAlyParticipacoesLtda – sugar can and technology companies.Recent, three other biotech companies.

Economic AnalysisLeader in their Industry: Agricultural ChemicalsGermany, France, Greece, and Hungary banned GM seeds.EU will be voting to lift ban within next couple months.French food agency report shows GM corn is safe.Developing marketsAsia – China, Vietnam, India, and IndonesiaBrazil, Argentina, Canada, Mexico, and others.

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Recommendations Good Buy – Buy ratings from analysts.Economic environment is growing more favorable.Highly anticipated GM corn, soybean, and cotton trials near completion.

Altria Group, Inc - Industry InformationMarket ValueThe United States tobacco market grew by 3.9% in 2008 to reach a value of $96.7 billion.Market Value ForecastIn 2013, the United States tobacco market is forecast to have a value of $109 billion,An increase of 12.7% since 2008.Market ShareAltria Group, Inc. generates 48.5% of the United States tobacco market's value.

Number of Employees84,000 (as of 12/31/2007)Primary TickerMO–Primary SIC2111 Cigarettes312221 Primary NAIC-Cigarette ManufacturingNumber of Shareholders:100,000 (as of 01/31/2008)Closing Stock Price:15.61Market Cap31,854 MPE Ratio5.0452wkLow–High14.34 -23.72EPS1.66%CEOMichael E. SzymanczykCompany Overview

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