S&P

proper noun

The S&P 500 Index, an stock market index published by S&P Global Ratings.

Meanings

proper noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismbusinessInitialism of Standard & Poor's: a financial services company based in New York City known for providing stock market indices and credit ratings.

    A new study from S&P Global Market Intelligence found that public companies with women CEOs or CFOs often were more profitable and produced better stock price performance than many of the companies that had appointed men to those roles.

    2019 October 16, Jeanne Sahadi, “Why it’s good for business to have a woman at the top”, in CNN
  2. businessThe S&P 500 Index, an stock market index published by S&P Global Ratings.
  3. USabbreviationinitialismbroadcastingInitialism of standards and practices.
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