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.
U.S. companies dominated the list again, with 132 in the Global 500. China had the second most with 89 companies. Seven of the top 10 companies by revenue were in the energy business, and the industry took home the most total spots on the list.