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Standard & Poor’s is a leading provider of financial market intelligence. The world’s foremost source of credit ratings, indices, investment research, risk evaluation and data, Standard & Poor’s provides financial decision-makers with the intelligence they need to feel confident about their decisions.

Many investors know Standard & Poor’s for its respected role as an independent provider of credit ratings and as the home of the S&P 500 benchmark index. But Standard & Poor’s global organization also:
  • Provides a wide array of financial data and information,
  • Is the largest source of independent equity research and a leader in mutual fund information and analysis.