THEY are the biggest and third-biggest countries by population in Latin America.
(For example, Kindred Healthcare and Humana are the biggest and third-biggest donors to Senator McConnell, who comes from Kentucky).These forces make cutting health costs politically difficult.
According to SeaBoard, Bell Canada accounts for more than a third of wireless subscribers and Telus more than a quarter, making them, respectively, Canada's biggest and third-biggest wireless operators.
While the United States, the world's second-largest burner, is taking steps to reduce its reliance on this fuel source, China and India, the biggest and third-biggest coal users, are still building coal-fired power stations at a rapid clip.
Earlier this year, it enforced stricter loan classifications, prompting Bank Mandiri and Bank Nasional Indonesia (BNI), the country's biggest and third-biggest banks respectively, to report a surge in non-performing loans.It is no coincidence, analysts say, that both are controlled by the state, which has reformed less than private owners.
The merger between KPMG and Ernst & Young would have created a behemoth, with global revenues of $18 billion—50% larger.In America and Europe, the KPMG/Ernst & Young merger would have combined the biggest and third-biggest audit firms, strengthening the largest firm in each of these markets.
While the United States, the world's second-largest burner, is taking steps to reduce its reliance on this fuel source, China and India, the biggest and third-biggest coal users, are still building coal-fired power stations at a rapid clip.
Q. Applied Micro Circuits and Veritas Software, two technology companies, are the biggest and fourth-biggest holdings in the fund, respectively.
The world's most populous countries, they are the world's biggest and fourth-biggest carbon emitters.
A combination of the biggest and second-biggest booksellers has long been believed to be an invitation for regulatory scrutiny.
