[knarf]

I'm a lot confused.

What factors determine 'being dropped'?
Who determines that?
What does it all mean in the greater scheme of things?

Hiding from the public?

Shenenigans in the exchange?

Obviously I know 3% less than nothing about the market etc. ... but I read this stuff hoping someday to unseat The Donald.

<8^)

[Alberta's Child]

I think it's the size of the company that is the key factor. I'm guessing that AT&T has been eclipsed by Verizon in terms of annual revenues, and International Paper is now smaller than AIG. I still have no idea why AIG would be considered an "industrial" company, though -- maybe they have a number of industrial subsidiaries or own a substantial base of industrial properties as part of their asset base.

[djf]

It has to do with where the money is flowing in the economy, loosly, from a manufacturing perspective. That's why they add drug companies to it, because an aging population spends more on drugs.

Pretty soon, the manufacturer of DEPENDS undergarments will be listed, and will be heralded as a resurgence of the American textile industry.

[FlatLandBeer]

I like "The Donald" But he has a big EGO.
Will you have one too?