American Economy: Trails Apple and Fortune List

american economy: Measured by number of employees, it's behind Walmart, according to CNN. By revenues, it's a distant eighth on the Fortune 500 list. By market cap, it trails Apple. But measured by importance to modern life and ability to shape the American economy in its own image, Amazon is second to none. Born in 1994 as a modest online bookseller, Amazon has grown organically and by accretion into an internet giant that plays in nearly every sector, from producing movies to transporting freight. Part of Amazon's remarkable influence stems from the sheer variety of its business lines and the way it touches our everyday lives. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.