It Looks Like Exxon and Walmart Are Going to Weather the Economic Storm Okay...

Well, the results of the 2009 Fortune 500 list are in, and the new number 1 is Exxon, having unseated the former champion, Walmart. 

In 2008, Exxon took in $442.85 billion in revenue last year, up almost 19 percent from 2007. The company's annual profit was $45.2 billion.

Walmart took in $405.6 billion and posted a profit of $13.4 billion, which was a 5% increase in profit from 2007.