The German daily Handelsblatt and the American Wall Street Journal published in their Monday edition a list of the "Top 500" European companies based on 1999 turnover. The Germans dominate the "Top 10", accounting for six spots in the list. The German-American car maker DAIMLERCHRYSLER is number one with turnover of EUR 149.98 billion in 1999, well ahead of the British oil group BP AMOCO, second with EUR 83.23 billion, followed by the French insurer AXA (turnover of EUR 82.97 billion). The next three on the list are all German, the car maker VOLKSWAGEN in fourth place (EUR 75.17 billion), the insurance group ALLIANZ in fifth (EUR 70.28 billion) and the electrotechnical group SIEMENS in sixth (EUR 68.58 billion). The Anglo-Dutch giant ROYAL DUTCH holds seventh place (EUR 59.73 billion) followed by DEUTSCHE BANK (8th; EUR 55.31 billion), the Italian holding company IFI (9th; EUR 54.21 billion) and the German energy group VEBA (10th; EUR 48.96 billion), which has since merged with fellow German firm VIAG to form E.ON.