U.S. companies are getting bigger -- current corporate giants with some $1 thousand-million of assets dwarf the giants of the late 19th century -- but it cannot be assumed that monopolistic conditions are increasing.

• 美国的公司变得越来越大，现代的巨型公司资产可达10亿美元，使得19世纪末的巨型公司望尘莫及。 然而不能由此得出结论，认为垄断现象越来越严重。