10 Most Ruthless Companies in Business Today

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1. Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE:WMT)

Finally, there’s Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE:WMT), which Americans don’t consider only to be the most ruthless company, but also the worst for the country and the one with the most negative global impact. Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE:WMT), which is also the largest private employer in the US, has many practices that earn it this reputation, such as driving out local business by offering much lower prices, fiercely fighting against unions within its stores, underpaying women, etc.

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These are the 10 most ruthless companies in business today as they were rated by Americans in a Survey Monkey survey. There may be many others, given that the list in this article focuses only on Fortune 100 companies. Yet, the companies in this list have done things that can be easily accepted as cruel, but, nevertheless, they are also the largest players in their respective industries, which means that Americans are willing to overlook some ruthless practices in exchange for better services, products, prices.

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