The Vanishing American Corporation
ThenumberofAmericancompanieslistedonthestockmarketdroppedbyhalfbetween1996and2012.Inrecentyearswe'veseensomeofthemoststoriedcorporationsgobankrupt(GeneralMotors,Chrysler,EastmanKodak)ordisappearentirely(BethlehemSteel,LehmanBrothers,Borders).
