ex post facto law definition A law that makes illegal an act that was legal when committed, increases the penalties for an infraction after it has been committed, or changes the rules of evidence to make conviction easier.
The World's Largest Companies 2016. Chinese banks held on to the top three spots in the FORBES Global 2000, a comprehensive annual ranking of the worldâs largest public companies. Continue Â» By Steve Schaefer and Andrea Murphy.
In fact, the U.S.âs biggest bank is only the worldâs sixth largest. That bank is JPMorgan Chase with $2.463 trillion in assets as of September 2013. The next U.S. bank on the list doesnât pop up on the list until the 12th spot; Bank of Americaâs $2.126 trillion doesnât even put it in the top 10.